A Conference was held (9-10 April) at the UQ Centre at the University of Queensland in Brisbane and focused upon the surrounding history of the gaining of the vote, and other aspects of women's organising and activism for issues beyond the vote at the turn of the century, as well as the struggles of non-white women (who were excluded from voting) for visibility and voice including the gaining of citizenship in the 1960s, intersections and conflicts of women's involvement in politics with that of men, and women in Australian political life today. Click here to read the Conference Report.

Speakers included Faith Bandler, Audrey Oldfield, Pat Grimshaw,
Pam Young, Ann Nugent, John McCulloch, Loris Williams, Marg Reid, Deb
Jordan and John Kellett.

2005 is the Centenary of white women gaining the right to vote in Queensland. Most indigenous people were excluded from voting until 1965. The conference will discuss and present new research on women's struggles for the vote and what this meant then and subsequently.
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Programme:

Saturday 9:
9.00 Late registrations
9.15 Welcome to country
9.30 Opening and welcome
9.40-11.15 ROUND THE WORLD AND BACK: SUFFRAGE TRAVELS
Audrey Oldfield, Ann Nugent, Deb Jordan
11.15-11.40 Morning tea
11.40-1.00 BATTLES AND BATTLERS IN BRISBANE
John McCulloch, John Kellett
1-1.40 Lunch
1.40-3.15 The Excluded Others and their Fightback
Loris Williams, Marg Reid, Claire Moore
3.15-3.30 Afternoon tea
3.30-5 HOW DOES IT LOOK TODAY?
Jillian Clare, Rachel Nolan, Carole Ferrier
5.00-6.30 Reception
Launch of SUFFRAGE WEBSITE prepared by Shev Armstrong and others
Drawing of AWSA raffle
Late registrants

Sunday 10:
10.00 Meeting for researchers
11.00- 1.00 Walking tour of suffrage sites, Deb Jordan and Carole Ferrier. Starts from Parliament House, George Street.

2005 is the Centenary of white women gaining the right to vote in Queensland. Most indigenous people were excluded from voting until 1965, and this year marks the 40th aniiversary of the enfranchisement of indigenous people. The conference speakers discussed and presented new research on women's struggles for the vote and what this meant then and subsequently.

Further Information: Carole Ferrier ph: 3365 3146 email:
c.ferrier@uq.edu.au

Sponsored by:
Centre for Research on Women, Gender, Culture and Social Change,
The University of Queensland, Australian Studies Centre, The University of Queensland, Centre for Public Culture and Ideas, Griffith University
Office for Women, Queensland Government.