The Queensland Women's Electoral League (QWEL) was an organisation founded in 1903 in Brisbane to advance the cause of women's suffrage in Queensland, Australia. [1] [2]
The Queensland Women's Electoral League (QWEL) was an organisation founded in 1903 in Brisbane to advance the cause of women's suffrage in Queensland, Australia. [1] [2]
Its founder and first president was Christina Jane Corrie (then the Lady Mayoress of Brisbane, her husband Leslie Corrie being mayor). [1] [3] Margaret Ogg was a prominent and long-time member of the organisation. [4]
In 1908, the League created the Brisbane Women's Club, one of Brisbane's first clubs for women. [5]
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The following lists events that happened during 1937 in Australia.
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