Vida Jane Goldstein

During the time of the 1890s Vida joined organizations such as The National AntiSweating League, the Criminology Society and various social welfare activities

With her close friend Annette BearCrawford, helped to organize the Queen Victoria Hospital Appeal for the Queen's jubilee in 1897

Vida Jane Goldstein was born on the 13 April 1869 in Victoria Vida started her propaganda journey in 1890 when she helped her mother gather signatures for the Women Suffrage Petition.

She attended Victorian parliamentary sessions where she learned procedure while campaigning for a wide variety of reformist legislation.

During the year of 1899 she was undisputed leader of the radical women ' s movement in Victoria after the death of Mrs Bear-Crawford, and in the same year debuted her first public speaking appearance to campaign for woman to vote.

In 1902 Vida Travelled to The United States to present at the International Woman Suffrage Conference where she was elected secretary and provided proof in favour of the Woman Suffrage to a United States Congress committee. Where She then also attended the International Council of Woman Conference

Vida then returned back to Australia in the year 1902 where she was success full in campaigning as Australian Woman now had been granted the right for a federal vote. As she returned to Australia from America, she was one of four women part of the British empire to be nominated and stand or election to a national parliament.

Vida in the year of 1903 bid as an independent candidate for the Senate in Australian Parliament. the Women's Federal Political Association proposed and assisted Vida. Thye had been formed to help organize the womans vote during the first federal election.

By 1903 Vida was President this became a vehicle of her platform and opinions. contrary to the mockery of her nomination Vida managed to pole 51,497 in the December election. After the election defeat the Women's, Federal Political Association realized they needed more organization. Vida began to educate woman through the Woman's Sphere which she owned and edited between the years of September 1900 and March 1905. She also educated through the renamed Women's Political Association (W.P.A.) and lectures tours around Victoria. She also continued to campaign for Woman suffrage untiringly.

Vida made four more attempts in 1910, 1913, 1914 and 1917 to gain election into Federal Parliament. During 1910 and 1917 she went for Senate and during 1913 and 1914 run for the House of Representative. Each time she ran as an Independant Woman Candidate. The first 3 years she polled she polled well. Her last attempt at Senate was success full so much so she had lost her deposit some reason because of her failures and partly because of her opinions and determined opinion on pacifism during WW1. The press was either antagonistic to her, misrepresented or ignored her.

After Vidas extraordinary life she died of cancer at her home in South Yarra on 15 August 1949 and was cremated h t t p s : / / w w w . c a n v a . c o m / d e s i g n / D A F k i 5 w J S y c / k 8 9 m s z C L f l J 3 N f y 0 a c H 4 q Q / v i e w ? u t m _ c o n t e n t = D A F k i 5 w J S y c & u t m _ c a m p a i g n = d e s i g n s h a r e & u t m _ m e d i u m = l i n k & u t m _ s o u r c e = p u b l i s h s h a r e l i n k

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Written by Abigail Fisher