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Female Suffrage
Margaret McLean was at the forefront of the campaign for women's suffrage in Australia and was the first signatory to the petition to the Victorian Parliament in 1891.
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1891 Petition for Female Suffrage
There were approximately 30,000 signatures. The petition was 260 metres long and 200mm wide. It was made of paper pasted to a material backing and rolled onto a cardboard tube.