Hidden women of history: Australia’s first known female voter, the famous Mrs Fanny Finch
- Written by Kacey Sinclair, PhD Candidate in History, La Trobe University
Fanny Finch's 1856 voting card.Castlemaine Art Museum
In this series, we look at under-acknowledged women through the ages.
On 22 January 1856, an extraordinary event in Australia’s history occurred. It is not part of our collective national identity, nor has it been mythologised over the decades through song, dance, or poetry. It...
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