Rose Scott

Rose Scott
in about 1883
Born8 October 1847
Glendon, near Singleton, New South Wales
Died20 April 1925(1925-04-20) (aged 77)
Sydney, New South Wales
NationalityAustralian
Known forfounding the Women's Political Education League

Rose Scott (8 October 1847 – 20 April 1925) was an Australian women's rights activist who advocated for women's suffrage and universal suffrage in New South Wales at the turn-of-the twentieth century. She founded the Women's Political Education League in 1902 which campaigned successfully to raise the age of consent to sixteen.

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