Queensland Women's Electoral League

The Queensland Women's Electoral League (QWEL) was an organisation founded in 1903 in Brisbane to advance the cause of women's suffrage in Queensland, Australia.[1][2]

Christina Corrie, 1903

History

Its founder and first president was Christina Jane Corrie (then the Lady Mayoress of Brisbane, her husband Leslie Corrie being mayor).[1][3] Margaret Ogg was a prominent and long-time member of the organisation.[4]

In 1908, the League created the Brisbane Women's Club, one of Brisbane's first clubs for women.[5]

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gollark: We have enough for 70 years of current production available, and the many, many ways to get more or use existing stuff more efficiently have just been ignored because they aren't needed now.
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References
  1. "Queensland Women's Electoral League (1903–)". The Australian Women's Register. Archived from the original on 11 October 2014. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
  2. "WOMEN IN POLITICS". The Brisbane Courier. National Library of Australia. 28 July 1903. p. 5. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
  3. "Corrie, Christina Jane (1867–1937)". The Australian Women's Register. Archived from the original on 4 April 2016. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
  4. "Ogg, Margaret Ann (1863–1953)". The Australian Women's Register. Archived from the original on 13 March 2014. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
  5. "Brisbane Women's Club (1908–)". The Australian Women's Register. Archived from the original on 13 February 2015. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
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