Women's representation on committees

1926. On Monday 4th October, 1926 a very lively special meeting of Geelong Hospital subscribers met to debate a motion to restrict the general committee to 21 members with not more than 3 women holding seats on the committee. The three women members of the committee voted again it & it was defeated 32 to 30 votes. Mr. J. Howard was one of the men supporting the motion! (The Argus, Tuesday, 5th October, 1926, p. 18)