In South Australia, the political opponents of giving women the vote thought they would be clever and bundled into the referendum a whole of things they thought would sink the referendum.

Women to vote, saturday voting, compulsory voting, and I think preferential voting.

It got up.

Pretty soon all states had all those things, no politican 'wanting to be seen as being left behind'.

The arrogance and stupidity of those 'born to rule' always underestimates the intelligence of the voter, and is ultimately self defeating ...