Womens Political Rights By 211396 May 5, 1888 in new south wales louisa lawson founded a newspaper called the dawn to make people aware of womens issues. May 5, 1889 louisa lawson founded the Dawn club to campainge for womens sufrage. May 5, 1891 womens suffrage societiees presented the Victorian Parliament with a petition with more than 30 000 signatures supporting votes for women May 5, 1893 new zealand women gained the right to vote May 5, 1894 south Australian women gained the vote May 5, 1899 vida goldstein became president of the women suffrage league May 5, 1899 WA women gained voting rights and federal government Period: May 5, 1900 to May 5, 1905 vida goldstein ran the magazine for womens rights called The Woman's Sphere May 5, 1902 NSW and federal government elections won voting rights May 5, 1903 TAS won womens voting rights May 5, 1903 vida goldstein was a guest speaker at womens meeting in the United States May 5, 1905 QLD women won voting rights May 5, 1908 VIC womens voting rights Period: May 5, 1909 to May 5, 1919 vida goldstein ran the maagzine for womens right called The Womens Voter Period: May 5, 1911 to May 5, 1913 vida goldstein help britian suffrage movemetn May 5, 1918 the right for women to stand for parliment was won in NSW May 5, 1920 WA women won right to stand for election for parliamenet May 5, 1921 TAS women rwon rights to stand for elction for parliament May 5, 1921 Edith Cowan became the first female member of parliament in Australia (election to lower house) May 5, 1923 VIC women won right to stand for election May 5, 1928 Britain rights to vote extended to all adult women