Annie Mackenzie Golding
Church worker and women's rights advocate
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Annie Mackenzie Golding (27 October 1855 – 28 December 1934) was an Australian teacher, suffragist and feminist activist.
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| Born | 27 October 1855 Tambaroora, New South Wales, Australia |
| Died | 28 December 1934 (aged 79) Lewisham, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation | Teacher |
Early life
Annie Golding was born at Tambaroora, New South Wales. She was the eldest daughter of Ann (née Fraser) and her husband Joseph Golding.[1] Her family was Catholic.[2]
Career
Activism
With her sisters, Belle and Kate, Golding was a key member of the suffragette movement in New South Wales.[2] Families provided a network of support in for people working in political and social reform movements at this time.[4] She was a member Womanhood Suffrage League NSW and a founding member and president of the Women's Progressive Association.[3]
Golding was involved in the development of the Women's Workers Union. In 1934, she gave a speech titled "What Women Have Secured Through The Vote" at Adyar Hall.[5]
Death and legacy
Golding died on 28 December 1934 at Lewisham Hospital of injuries from an accident when alighting from a tram a month before. After a funeral mass at St. Brendan's Church, Annandale she was buried at Waverley Cemetery on 31 December 1934.[6]
Golding Place, in the Canberra suburb of Chisholm, is named for Golding and her sister Belle Golding.[7]