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   Louisa Lawson

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   <p>Louisa Lawson was a significant figure within the feminist, suffrage and Labor union movements. As publisher and writer for <em>Dawn &ndash; A Journal for Australian Women, </em>she was dedicated to writing about women&rsquo;s issues. Louisa is credited as the originator of the suffrage movement in the state, once described as &lsquo;The Mother of Suffrage in New South Wales'.</p><p>She was an independent and resourceful intellectual who is today celebrated for campaigning for women&rsquo;s right to vote. Louisa was a single mother to her son, Henry.</p>

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   Louisa Lawson was a powerhouse within the feminist, suffrage and Labor union movements. She was an intellectual, writer and publisher, credited as the originator of the suffrage movement in New South Wales, and described as ‘The Mother of Suffrage in New South Wales’.

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   <p>Feminist, writer, publisher and suffragist (1848 - 1920)</p>

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