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| Keywords: StateLibQld 1 112196 Portrait of Irene Longman (1877-1964) , (suffragette movement in Queensland).jpg en Portrait of Irene Longman 1877-1964 suffragette movement in Queensland Irene Maud Longman was the first woman both to stand for and be elected to the Queensland Parliament She was a member of the Country and Progressive National Party and served the Electorate of Bulimba for the period 11 May 1929 to 11 June 1932 Irene was born at Franklin Tasmania in 1877 and educated at Sydney Girls' High School and Redlands SCEGS North Sydney She taught at Normanhurst in Sydney and at Rockhampton Girls' Grammar School She gained a kindergarten diploma In 1904 Irene married Hebert Albert Longman director of the Queensland Museum 1917-45 in Toowoomba January 2005 marks the centenary of women's suffrage in Queensland handle 10462/deriv/133906 Item is held by John Oxley Library State Library of Queensland PD-Australia StateLibQld-License Portraits of Queensland Women's suffrage in Queensland Voting in Australia Politicians of Queensland Politics of Australia Black and white photographs Irene Longman Rockhampton Girls Grammar School | ||||
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