Women attending the Women’s Electoral Lobby national conference in Canberra attended a session on the Centenary of Federation – is it time for a Women’s Constitution? Speaking were Sarah Brasch from Women for an Australian Republic, Marian Sawer, Gwen Gray and Roslyn Dundas
all from the local WEL branch and the session was chaired by well known ACT republic advocate and former Chief Minister, Kate Carnell. The session focussed on how women can become more involved in issues relating to constitutional change – including the republic – and the arguments for and against a Bill of Rights. Read Sandy Killick’s report about this session at the conference.
Woman for an Australian Republic, Adelaide Ironside, republican poet and artist 1831-1867
Self portrait 1855, Newcastle Art Gallery NSW
