Jen Bray, 39, her mother Ruth, 57, and Drusilla Dickenson-Bray signed the Centenary of Suffrage 1908-2008 monster

petition.

The trio honoured their ancestor and original women's rights signatory Jane Carter.

Ms Carter etched her name on the original petition, which toured Victoria, at Fryerstown in 1891 as an advocate

for women's rights.

Drusilla, just three-and-a-half months, signed the Centenary of Suffrage banner with her handprint.

Jen Bray said signing the banner allowed her to express her pride in her great-grandmother's part in Australian

history.

"It's nice to be able to be connected to our family history. It's also nice to be connected to the women of that time,

who banded together to achieve something so significant."

The original petition was 260 metres long and contained close to 30,000 signatures from women from all walks of

life.

But it wasn't until 1908 that Victorian women were given the right to vote.

Ruth Bray said anyone could search a database to find out whether their female ancestors signed the petition at

www.parliament.vic.gov.au/Wome nsPetition/Hepburn Shire women who want to sign the banner can contact the

council.