Margaret McLean and Female Suffrage

Material exhibited to accompany talk given by Dr. Liz Rushen to the East Melbourne Historical Society on Margaret McLean, her life and her contribution to female suffrage. Meeting held 18 June 2008. Material includes First page of 1891 'Monster Petitition' showing Margaret McLean as first signatory; newspaper article, The Mothers of Federation, Sunday Age, 29 April, 2001; cartoons from Melbourne Punch and Bulletin.