澳洲土著妇女争取选举权运动解析

The Australian Aboriginal Women's Suffrage Movement

澳大利亚女权运动一直走在世界前列。早在澳大利亚联邦成立的第二年,白人妇女就被赋予选举权。然而作为"第一民族"的土著却被排除在选举权之外。土著妇女承受着种族和父权制的双重压迫,处境最为凄惨。在20世纪20年代至60年代,土著妇女的民族意识高涨,她们与本族人并肩战斗,争取选举权等各项公民权利,迫使澳大利亚政府做出相应的政策调整。土著妇女运动之所以取得可喜的成果,除了她们自身的不懈努力,土著人的团结一致外,国际舆论的影响,以及进步白人的鼎力相助,都起到了积极的作用。

Australian feminist movement has been in the forefront of the world. Its women won the right to vote in 1902, but aboriginal women were excluded. Aboriginal women were subjected to the dual oppression of racial discrimination and patriarchy. From the 1920 s to the 1960 s, aboriginal women fought for the basic civil rights such as the right to vote. They began to fight side by side in unity, forcing the Australian government to make policy adjustments in order to obtain legal guarantees. The aboriginal women’s movement had achieved satisfactory results. In addition to their own unremitting efforts, the influence of international public opinion, and the help from progressive whites all played positive roles.