Gday Debbie, Sorry I missed you on the ABC recently as I am also interested in the women who signed this petition. A couple of others here in the Corner Inlet district have also expressed their interest and we are trying to put their stories together. The women from Foster who signed the petition are Harriett Williamson, Elizabeth Goy, Mary Ann Crawford, Ann Amelia Lindau, HM Furze and Mary Gordon; Eunice Oswin and Katharine Hackwill came from Welshpool, and Bridget Dillon, Edith A McInnes, Annie Sedunary and Caroline Roach lived at Binginwarie(y). The Foster Museum has a small garden memorial to the pioneer women of the district which is probably overlooked by the many who pass by each day, and while the local histories note the achievements of their husbands and sons, not too many women rate a mention. We'd like to remedy that if we can. Any help from listers who may be descendants of these families would be very welcome. Shirley Westaway Foster & District Historical Society Inc. Toora & District Family History Group Inc. Hi Listers, Some of you may have heard me recently on our local ABC talking about the Gippsland content of the 1891 Women's Suffrage Petition. I am currently trying to collate biographic details of these women plus, if I can find them, images of them also. I have already found some abnomolities and other tit bit's of info - for instance - where one sister has been living / visiting another and signed the petition at the sister's address. Also some names that have been mistranscribed. Anyone with any info about these women or about the process of how the signing of the petition actually happened would be appreciated. Debbie Squires For listers who don't know what this is about - here is the link to the site http://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/WomensPetition/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to AUS-VIC-GIPPSLAND-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message Get the name you always wanted with the new y7mail email address. www.yahoo7.com.au/y7mail ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to AUS-VIC-GIPPSLAND-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message