For those who expected to see more signatures on the petition, bear in mind that these women would probably need to travel to do this. No telephones, radio or tv and probably in many cases only occasional newspaper to provide information it's not hard to see why they didn't sign. When you look at the terrain and the fact that they probably had children at home, endless chores, a horse for transport over rough and mostly muddy tracks through the bush ... I leave it to your imagination. Cheers Shirley