Annie Lowe Explained

Annie Lowe
Birth Name:	Ann Hopkins
Nationality:	Australian
Spouse:	Josiah Alexander Lowe

Annie Lowe (1834–1910) was a suffragist in Victoria, Australia. She and Henrietta Dugdale founded the Victorian Women's Suffrage Society (the suffragettes) in 1884, the first organisation of this kind to be established in Australia.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Biography

Lowe née Hopkins was born in 1834. Her father was involved with establishing universal suffrage for men in New South Wales.^[3] She moved to Victoria with her husband Josiah Alexander Lowe.^[4] In 1884 she helped found the Victorian Women's Suffrage Society.^[5] She was known for her public speaking.^{[5] [4]} She lived to see the women of Victoria given the right to vote in 1908, but died before being able to vote in the 1911 state election.^[6]

Upon her death The Herald newspaper reported that in Lowe 'will be written in our history as the mother of our suffrage movement'.^[7]

Notes and References

1. Book: Australian Feminism: A Companion . Oxford University Press . Caine, Barbara . 1998.
2. Olivia Yasukawa "Female activists call for equality". The Sydney Morning Herald, 14 September 2009, By Olivia Yasukawa
3. News: Death of Mrs. Annie Lowe. 1910-04-15. Geelong Advertiser (Vic. : 1859 - 1929). 2018-08-03. 3.
4. Web site: Lowe, Annie . Public Record Office Victoria . 2019-05-22 . 25 March 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200325170029/http://wiki.prov.vic.gov.au/index.php/Lowe,_Annie . dead .
5. Web site: Exploring Democracy - Annie Lowe . Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House . 2019-05-22.
6. Web site: Lowe, Annie . The Australian Women's Register . National Foundation for Australian Women and The University of Melbourne . 2019-05-22 . en-gb.
7. News: Women's World.. 1909-05-25. Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954). 2018-08-03. 3.