Vida Goldstein was a pioneering Australian activist who fought for women's rights in the late 1800s and early 1900s. She campaigned for women's suffrage, access to jobs and education, equal pay, and protections from domestic violence. Through her activism and leadership, she helped achieve victories like women gaining the right to vote in federal elections in 1902. Goldstein overcame opposition from men to become the first woman in Australia to stand for election and helped improve the lives and legal rights of women in Australia, England, and Ireland.

1. VIDA GOLDSTEIN
Researched by Alex Hazell and John Jessop
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2. CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION.....................................1
HER EARLY LIFE.................................2
THE RIGHTS GOLDSTEIN FOUGHT FOR...3
DIFFICULTIES SHE OVERCAME.............4
HER ACHIEVEMENTS................................5
MEN AGREED TO LET WOMEN VOTE..6
TIME LINE.................................................7
GLOSSARY....................................................8
INDEX...........................................................9
BIBLIOGRAPHY.........................................10
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3. INTRODUCTION
THIS IS THE STORY OF A
SIMPLE WOMAN CALLED VIDA
GOLDSTEIN WHO CHANGED
THE LIVES OF WOMEN
FOREVER.SHE CHANGED THE
RIGHTS OF AUSTRALIANS,
IRISH AND ENGLISH WOMEN.
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4. Vida Goldstein’s Fight for Women’s Rights
WOMENS’ LIVES WERE QUITE HARD DURING THE 1800S
AND THE EARLY 1900S. IT WAS HARD FOR WOMEN TO
GO TO UNIVERSITY. MEN HAD ALL THE POWER, RIGHTS
AND WERE ALLOWED TO VOTE ANYTIME, WOMEN HAD
VERY FEW RIGHTS. THEY HAD TO HAVE A HUSBAND TO
HAVE A HOUSE, AND IF THE HUSBAND WAS VIOLENT
AGAINST THE WIFE THE LAW WOULDN’T PROTECT
THEM.
-Vida selling news
papers on the streets
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5. THE RIGHTS GOLDSTEIN
FOUGHT FOR
VIDA FOUGHT TO GET MORE RIGHTS FOR AUSSIE, ENGLISH AND
IRISH WOMEN. SHE FOUGHT FOR WOMEN TO GET A GOOD JOB,
SO WOMEN COULD VOTE, SHE FOUGHT FOR BASIC WAGE AND IN
1907 THE COURT DECIDED TO USE GOLDSTEIN’S IDEA FOR THE
BASIC WAGE. SHE BELIEVED IF WOMEN COULD VOTE, THEY
COULD GET INTO PARLIAMENT AND COULD MAKE LAWS FAIRER.
Two ladies holding up a sign for
womens’ rights to vote
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6. VIDA EXPERIENCED MANY PROBLEMS
WHICH SHE OVERCAME. MEN STOOD
AGAINST VIDA AND OTHER WOMEN, BUT
THEY STOOD FIRM AND WON. THIS WAS
DONE THROUGH LETTERS AND PROTESTS.
DIFFICULTIES
GOLDSTEIN OVERCAME
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7. HER ACHIEVEMENTS
VIDA ACHIEVED A LOT OF THINGS WHICH WAS DIFFICULT
BEING A LADY. SHE WAS THE FIRST LADY TO VOTE IN A
FEDERAL ELECTIONIN AUSTRALIA. SHE HELPED
WOMEN GET RIGHTS AND MOST OF ALL SHE LET WOMEN
VOTE. SHE WAS AMAZING BECAUSE SHE ACHIEVED SO
MUCH IN HER LIFE!
-Vida standing with some suffragetes in
London,England. She is standing on the right side
on the end
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8. MEN AGREEDTO LETWOMEN
VOTE
1902 WAS AN AMAZING YEAR FOR VIDA AND OTHER WOMEN.IT
WAS THE TIME WHEN MEN AGREED TO LET WOMEN HAVE RIGHTS
AND VOTE! WOMEN WERE ALLOWED TO VOTE IN ELECTIONS, GO
AND WORK IN DIFFERENT JOBS, HAVE A HOUSE ANYTIME AND THE
LAW BETTER PROTECTED THEM.
-women protesting on the streets
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9. PRIMARY SOURCES
-VIDA’S SKULL
-A NOTE SIGNED
BY VIDA
GOLDSTEIN
-VIDA’S GRAVE OUTSIDE
PARLIAMENT HOUSE
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10. TIMELINE
1869 Mrs Harrid Dugdale writes to news papers calling for womens rights to
vote
1884 The Victorian womens suffrage society is started
1891 The ‘Monster petition’ is presented to the Victorian parliament
1894 South Australia gives votes to women, plus the right to stand for election
1899 Western Australian women get the right to vote
1902 Australian women,but not indigeneous Australians get the right to vote
and stand for election, also New South Whales women get the vote
1903 Tasmanian women get the vote. Vida Goldstein becomes the first women in
Australia to stand for election
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11. GLOSSARY
• ELECTION election is when someone gets voted on
to into parliament.
• FOUGHT fought means to battle or protest against a
certain event or to fight with someone.
• JUDGE judges are people of parties who decide
punishments and laws
• PARLIAMENT parliament is when political parties make
new laws and where the govenrment goes to work.
• OVERCAME overcame means when you complete
something you are having trouble with.
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12. INDEX
Allowed 4
ALOT 5
AUSSIE 3-4
lives 3
LADY 7
RIGHTS 3-4-5
WOMEN 4-5
OVERCAME 4
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13. BIBLIOGRAPHY
REFERENCE:GUILE,M STORIES FROM
AUSTRALIA’S HISTORY- VIDA GOLDSTEIN’S
FIGHT FOR WOMENS RIGHTS;[2010]
MACMILLAN PUBLISHERS
AUSTRALIA,AUSTRALIA.
REFERENCE:WIKIPEDIA,THE FREE
ENCYCLOPEDIA,1ST OF JULY,
2014,EN.WIKIPEDIA.ORG/
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