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Maria Elizabeth KIRK
Also known as: née Sutton, Marie
Born: 9/12/1855
Died: 14/1/1928
Special Achievements:Maria Kirk was the founder of the Women's Christian Temperance Union in Australia (in 1887). She held numerous executive positions in the organisation. Maria supported and worked for women's suffrage (in 1891 she organised and presented to parliament a huge Women's Petition for enfranchisement), equal pay, raising the age of consent for girls and also took a keen interest in the welfare of women prisoners and in the kindergarten movement.
Resources
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Document - "FOR WOMANHOOD'S CAUSE".
Weekly Times (Melbourne, Vic.: 1869 - 1954) Saturday 28 February 1914, page 10.
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