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23-November-2020
23-November-2020

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The plaque commemorates the centenary of womens suffrage from 1894 to 1994 and honours the pioneer women of Cleve and District.

On 18 December 1894 the South Australian Parliament passed the Constitutional Amendment (Adult Suffrage) Act. The legislation was the result of a decade-long struggle to include women in the electoral process. It not only granted women in the colony the right to vote but allowed them to stand for parliament.

Location

Address:Arno Bay Road & Gillings Street, Cleve, 5460
State:SA
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -33.708157
Long: 136.494529
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Details

Monument Type:Plaque
Monument Theme:Government
Sub-Theme:State
Actual Event Start Date:18-December-1894
Actual Event End Date:18-December-1994

Dedication

Approx. Monument Dedication Date:1994
Front Inscription

To commemorate the Centenary of Womens Suffrage 1894 - 1994

And honour the pioneer women of Cleve and District

Presented by District Council of Cleve

1994.

Source: MA
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