ONE WOMEN ONE VOTE COUPON

*THE WORKER*

Brisbane July 7, 1894

ONE WOMEN ONE VOTE COUPON

Men and Women of Queensland, you are hereby invited by the members of the Women's Equal Franchise Association to each sign one of the petitions hereunder printed, with a view to assist in a most important political reform. Cut out the coupon, write in your name and address, and forward to Miss Hughes, secretary Women's Equal Franchise Association, care of WORKER office, Brisbane. The W.E.T.A. Specially invite the bushmen to lend their assistance. Hon. Delegates and other officers of the A.W.U. will therefore be kind enough to collect the coupons, enclose them in an envelope, and forward to above address.

WOMEN'S PETITION COUPON.

To the Honourable the Speaker and Member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland in Parliament assembled.

The Humble Petition of the undersigned women resident in Brisbane and other parts of the Colony of Queensland.

Sheweth:

1. That your Petition are of opinion that the time has arrived when the trust of Parliamentary Franchise can be safely and consistently extended to all white women who have been resident in the colony for a period of six months.
2. That your Petitioners humbly submit that as all women have to obey the laws it is only just that they should have a voice in the selection of the legislators who make the laws.
3. That the Franchise has been granted to both White and Maori women in New Zealand, and that so far as can be ascertained they have exercised their right in the true interests of order and good government.
4. That, assuming civilisation is to advance, its progress must be slow so long as one section of the community – a section equally as important as the other is kept in political subjection. Your Petitioners therefore humbly pray that your Honourable House will be pleased to take into your serious consideration the advisableness of introducing a bill granting to white women the franchise embodying the principle of one adult one vote and one only. And your Petitioners as in duty bound will ever pray, &c,

NAME.                                                   ADDRESS.

MEN'S PETITION COUPON.

To the Honourable the Speaker and Members of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland in Parliament assembled.

The Humble Petition of the undersigned men resident in the Colony of Queensland.

Sheweth:

That your Petitioners desire to bring before your Honourable House their knowledge that their sisters the women resident in the Colony of Queensland are humbly petitioning your Honourable House that in your wisdom your Honourable House will be pleased to grant them the subject matter of the prayer of their petition – the Elective Franchise.

Your Petitioners therefore humbly pray that your Honourable House will be pleased to have introduced a bill granting the Elective Franchise to the women of the Colony of Queensland on the basis one women one vote.

And your Petitioners as in duty bound will ever pray, &c.

NAME.                                                         ADDRESS.