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Law passes that allows women to attend university in Australia
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Married Women’s Property Act, South Australia: allowed married women to own and dispose of property.
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White women gain the right to vote in Federal elections.
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IWD Founded in the USA
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Edith Cowan becomes the first woman in Astralia in Parliament
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Women gain access to having the pill
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abortion in NSW is not unlawful if it was necessary to preserve the life of the woman or if her physical or mental health was threatened.
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Maternity Leave first Introduced into Australia and put into practise
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Criminal Law Consolidation Act makes rape in marriage a criminal offence.
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The National Foundation for Australian Women is officialy launched