1900s, A Decade of Change Introduction Did you know that Australia was the first country in the world to let women vote? In the 1900s Australia did not only see changes for women but in health, politics and aboriginal issues. Some of the historical events that occurred in the 1900s were allowing women to vote, Australia becoming one nation, the bubonic plague and Aboriginals not been counted in the census. 1900s a decade changes still with a long way to go. Women’s Issues Have you ever wondered what life would be like today if there was no suffragette movement? Well the 1900s was the decade of the suffragette movement! After fighting for rights since the 1889 women were finally granted the right to vote in 1902, making Australia the first country ever to let women vote, later in 1903 the Women's Social and Political Union (Suffragettes) was formed. In 1903 Alfred Deakin became prime minister, Women voted for the first time and four women stood for the senate. Then In 1905 the first group of suffragettes were sent to prison, even though this was in Britain Australia was largely affected by this because the suffragettes in Australia did not want to let their country down like Britain did. Political …show more content…
In 1901 Australia Federated this was when the six separate British colonies agreed to unite and form the 1 nation, known as the Commonwealth of Australia. Fiji and New Zealand were originally part of this process, but they decided not to join federation. In September of 1901 the federal flag flies above parliament. Sadly in 1903 Edmund Barton (1st prime minister) resigned, meaning that it was time to vote. 4 women stood for the senate for the first time, showing women are strong