Henrietta Dugdale
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Henrietta Augusta Dugdale (1826 - 1918) was a pioneer suffragist and radical in the Australian state of Victoria.
She was born in London
. Married at age 14 to a man named Davies, she and her husband moved to Melbourne
. Following his death in 1859, she married William Dugdale and they had three children. Austin, Einnim and Karl.
From 1869 she was involved in women's rights
. A letter she wrote endorsing the franchise of women was published in The Argus, and this was the first occasion that an Australian woman discussed suffrage in a public forum. She wrote the utopian booklet A Few Hours in a Far Off Age, published in 1883.
In 1884 she and Annie Lowe
founded the Victorian Woman’s Suffrage Society, and she became president. In addition to her involvement in women's rights she was also a member of the Eclectics, a group devoted to discussion on controversial subjects, and the Australian Secular Association. She publicly attacked the monarchy and Christianity
as a "despotism formed by men to humiliate women".
In 1903 she married her third husband, Fredrick Johnson. She died in 1918, at the age of 91.
A street in the Canberra
suburb of Cook
is named in her honour.
She was born in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
. Married at age 14 to a man named Davies, she and her husband moved to Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
. Following his death in 1859, she married William Dugdale and they had three children. Austin, Einnim and Karl.
From 1869 she was involved in women's rights
Women's rights
Women's rights are entitlements and freedoms claimed for women and girls of all ages in many societies.In some places these rights are institutionalized or supported by law, local custom, and behaviour, whereas in others they may be ignored or suppressed...
. A letter she wrote endorsing the franchise of women was published in The Argus, and this was the first occasion that an Australian woman discussed suffrage in a public forum. She wrote the utopian booklet A Few Hours in a Far Off Age, published in 1883.
In 1884 she and Annie Lowe
Annie Lowe
Annie Lowe was a suffragist in Victoria, Australia. She and Henrietta Dugdale founded the Victorian Women's Suffrage Society in 1884....
founded the Victorian Woman’s Suffrage Society, and she became president. In addition to her involvement in women's rights she was also a member of the Eclectics, a group devoted to discussion on controversial subjects, and the Australian Secular Association. She publicly attacked the monarchy and Christianity
Christianity
Christianity is a monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus as presented in canonical gospels and other New Testament writings...
as a "despotism formed by men to humiliate women".
In 1903 she married her third husband, Fredrick Johnson. She died in 1918, at the age of 91.
A street in the Canberra
Canberra
Canberra is the capital city of Australia. With a population of over 345,000, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth-largest city overall. The city is located at the northern end of the Australian Capital Territory , south-west of Sydney, and north-east of Melbourne...
suburb of Cook
Cook, Australian Capital Territory
Cook is a suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. Cook is in the district of Belconnen. On Census night 2006, Cook had a population of 2,817 people....
is named in her honour.