Henrietta Dugdale facts for kids
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Henrietta Dugdale
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Henrietta Dugdale c. 1845
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Henrietta Augusta Worrell
14 May 1827 London, United Kingdom
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| Died | 17 June 1918 (aged 91) Point Lonsdale, Victoria, Australia
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| Nationality | Australian |
| Occupation | Suffragist |
| Spouse(s) | J. A. Davies (m.1848–1852) William Dugdale (m.1853–?) Frederick Johnson (m.1903–his death) |
Henrietta Augusta Dugdale (born Henrietta Augusta Worrell; May 14, 1827 – June 17, 1918) was an important Australian woman. She started the very first group in Australia that fought for women to have the right to vote. She was brave and smart, and her hard work helped women gain more rights in Australia.
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Henrietta Dugdale's Story
Her Early Life
Henrietta Augusta Worrell was born in St Pancras, London, England, on May 14, 1827. She was the second daughter of John and Henrietta Ann Worrell. In 1848, she married J. A. Davies, who was a merchant navy officer. They moved to Australia in 1852. After Davies passed away, she married William Dugdale in Melbourne in March 1853. They lived in Queenscliff, where their three sons, Einnim, Carl, and Austin, were born. Henrietta was also a vegetarian.
In the late 1860s, Henrietta and William Dugdale separated. She then moved to Camberwell, a suburb of Melbourne. She lived there until a few years before she died on June 17, 1918, in Point Lonsdale. Her third husband, Frederick Johnson, whom she married in 1903, passed away before her.
Fighting for Women's Rights
Henrietta began her fight for "equal justice for women" in April 1869. She wrote a letter to a Melbourne newspaper called Argus. Her efforts became very strong in the 1880s. She was part of public discussions in groups like Melbourne's Eclectic Society and the Australasian Secular Association.
She also wrote a story called A Few Hours in a Far-Off Age. This story was an allegory, which means it used characters and events to represent ideas about a perfect world.
In May 1884, Henrietta helped create the Victorian Women's Suffrage Society. This was the first group of its kind in Australia that worked for women's right to vote. In the same year, she wrote strongly about how the courts in Victoria did not protect women from violent crimes. She wrote in the Melbourne Herald that women were angry because men who hurt women helped make the laws, but their victims did not.
Henrietta was recognized as a pioneer for women's voting rights. Australian women gained the right to vote and to run for federal parliament in June 1902. This was a world first! The state of Victoria followed later in December 1908. Henrietta Dugdale passed away on June 17, 1918.
Her Lasting Impact
Henrietta Dugdale's work is still remembered today. A street in the Canberra suburb of Cook is named after her.
In 2013, she was officially recognized as a very important early Australian feminist. The Dugdale Trust for Women & Girls is named in her honor. This trust helps prevent harm to women and girls. In 2001, Henrietta was also added to the Victorian Honour Roll of Women.
See also
In Spanish: Henrietta Dugdale para niños
