National Council of Women of Queensland

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The National Council of Women of Queensland is an umbrella organisation in Queensland, Australia. It unites other organisations with humanitarian and educational objectives for women and is non-party-political, non-sectarian, and not-for-profit. It is affiliated with the National Council of Women of Australia and the International Council of Women. [1]

Queensland North-east state of Australia

Queensland is the second-largest and third-most populous state in the Commonwealth of Australia. Situated in the north-east of the country, it is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean. To its north is the Torres Strait, with Papua New Guinea located less than 200 km across it from the mainland. The state is the world's sixth-largest sub-national entity, with an area of 1,852,642 square kilometres (715,309 sq mi).

National Council of Women of Australia

The National Council of Women of Australia (NWA) is an Australian organisation founded in 1931. The council is an umbrella organisation with which are affiliated seven State and Territory National Councils of Women. It is non-party political, non-sectarian, volunteer organisation and open to all women. It first affiliated with the International Council of Women in 1896, through the New South Wales NCW.

International Council of Women organization

The International Council of Women (ICW) is a women's organization working across national boundaries for the common cause of advocating human rights for women. In March and April 1888, women leaders came together in Washington D.C. with 80 speakers and 49 delegates representing 53 women's organizations from 9 countries: Canada, the United States, Ireland, India, United Kingdom, Finland, Denmark, France and Norway. Women from professional organizations, trade unions, arts groups and benevolent societies participate. National councils are affiliated to the ICW and thus make themselves heard at the international level. The ICW enjoys consultative status with the United Nations and its Permanent Representatives to ECOSOC, ILO, FAO, WHO, UNDP, UNEP, UNESCO, UNICEF, UNCTAD, and UNIDO.

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History

Inspired by the creation of the International Council of Women in Washington, USA in 1888, a number of similar organisations were established in the various Australian states. The National Council of Women of Queensland was established in 1905 with 21 member organisations. Mrs J.T. Bell was the first president. [1]

Washington, D.C. Capital of the United States

Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington or D.C., is the capital of the United States. Founded after the American Revolution as the seat of government of the newly independent country, Washington was named after George Washington, the first president of the United States and a Founding Father. As the seat of the United States federal government and several international organizations, Washington is an important world political capital. The city, located on the Potomac River bordering Maryland and Virginia, is one of the most visited cities in the world, with more than 20 million tourists annually.

Notable members

Freda Bage (1883-1970) university teacher

Anna Frederika (Freda) Bage was an Australian biologist, university professor and principal and women's activist. Bage was born in 1883 and studied at Oxford High School for girls and Fairlight School. In 1907, Bage received her Masters of Science from the University of Melbourne and began an extensive career. Bage worked as a junior demonstrator in Biology and in 1908 won the King's College scholarship and in 1909 travelled to London working under Arthur Dendy which led Bage receiving a fellowship by the Linnean Society in 1910–11. Bage returned to the University of Melbourne where she worked as a senior demonstrator and in 1913 she was offered a job at the University of Queensland where she became a biology lecturer. On 8 February 1914 Bage became the first principal of The Women's College within the University of Queensland, which she held for 32 years. In 1928–29, Bage was president of the Australian Federation of University Women (A.F.U.W.), which names a scholarship in her honour, representing it at several conferences of the International Federation of University Women. In 1941, Bage was appointed Order of the British Empire (OBE) and in 1946 she retired. Freda Bage died in 1970 in Brisbane from cerebral arteriosclerosis.

There are eleven residential colleges of the University of Queensland.

University of Queensland University in Australia

The University of Queensland (UQ) is a public research university located primarily in Brisbane, the capital city of the Australian state of Queensland. Founded in 1909 by the state parliament, UQ is Australia's fifth oldest university, and colloquially known as a sandstone university. UQ is considered one of Australasia's leading universities and is ranked as one of the most reputable in the world. The University of Queensland is a founding member of online higher education consortium edX, Australia's research-intensive Group of Eight, Washington University’s McDonnell International Scholars Academy, and the global Universitas 21 network.

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References

  1. 1 2 "About Us – National Council of Women of Queensland Inc". National Council of Women of Queensland Inc. Archived from the original on 31 March 2016. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
  2. ↑ Bell, Jacqueline. Bage, Anna Frederika (Freda) (1883–1970). Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. Archived from the original on 19 November 2015. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
  3. ↑ Mahoney, Mary D. Cilento, Phyllis Dorothy (1894–1987). Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. Archived from the original on 15 April 2016. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
  4. ↑ "Corrie, Christina Jane". The Australian Women's Register. Archived from the original on 4 April 2016. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
  5. ↑ Bonnin, Nancy. Cumbrae-Stewart, Zina Beatrice Selwyn (1868–1956). Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. Archived from the original on 25 December 2014. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
  6. ↑ O'Keeffe, Mary. Longman, Irene Maud (1877–1964). Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. Archived from the original on 4 February 2015. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
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