jan 1, 1891 - The 'Monster Petition'.
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It is known as the ‘Monster Petition’ because of its enormous size. At 260 metres long it takes three people three hours to unroll it from end to end!
The suffragettes went door to door with their petition to gain voting rights for Victorian women. Vida Goldstein, Marie Kirk and Annette Bear-Crawford, played a hugely influential role in distributing the petition, which gained over 30,000 signatures in less than six months!
With the support of tens of thousands of Victorians, the petition was presented to Parliament in September 1981. But still, the Victorian Upper House refused to give women equal voting rights to men.
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women's rights movement
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