Louise Higgins

The Honourable 	The Honourable
Dame Louise Higgins 	Dame Louise Higgins
12th Deputy Premier of the Province of Craftia 	12th Deputy Premier of the Province of Craftia
In office 	In office
7 September 1969 – 22 December 1969 	7 September 1969 – 22 December 1969
Premier 	Harry Harrison
Preceded by 	Harry Harrison
Succeeded by 	James Elford
10th Deputy Leader of the Oppositionof the Province of Craftia	10th Deputy Leader of the Oppositionof the Province of Craftia
In office 	In office
14 May 1964 – 3 July 1967 	14 May 1964 – 3 July 1967
Leader 	Allen WilsonPeter Peters
Preceded by 	Eric Dawkins
Succeeded by 	Harry Harrison
9th Deputy Leader of the Labour Party 	9th Deputy Leader of the Labour Party
In office 	In office
7 September 1969 – 22 December 1969 	7 September 1969 – 22 December 1969
Leader 	Harry Harrison
Preceded by 	Harry Harrison
Succeeded by 	James Elford
In office 	In office
14 May 1964 – 3 July 1967 	14 May 1964 – 3 July 1967
Leader 	Allen WilsonPeter Peters
Preceded by 	Eric Dawkins
Succeeded by 	Harry Harrison
Provincial Minister for the Status of Women 	Provincial Minister for the Status of Women
In office 	In office
25 September 1968 – 15 November 1970 	25 September 1968 – 15 November 1970
Premier 	Bert AaronHarry Harrison
Preceded by 	Position established
Succeeded by 	Position abolished
Member of theCraftian Provincial Parliamentfor Southern Ports 	Member of theCraftian Provincial Parliamentfor Southern Ports
In office 	In office
31 March 1957 – 14 April 1971 	31 March 1957 – 14 April 1971
Preceded by 	Daniel Redmond
Succeeded by 	Tom Watts
Personal details 	Personal details
Born 	Louise Dorothy Higgins1 March 1910Notchropolis, Territory of Craftia
Died 	13 November 2002 (age 92)Bonestan, Craftia
Political party 	National (1951–1955)Labour (1955–1980)Liberty (after 1980)
Spouse(s) 	R.M. Higgins (1937–1982, his death)
Children 	Mark Higgins (1940–2015)Andrew Evan Higgins (1941–1969)Emily Higgins (1942–2025)
Alma mater 	Loland City University
Religion 	Roman Catholicism (before 1956)Agnostic (after 1956)
Dame Louise Dorothy Higgins CD (1 March 1910 – 13 November 2002) was a Craftian political activist, politician, author and the first female Member of the Craftian Parliament.
Louise Higgins campaigned for women's emancipation in voting rights in the 1940s and 1950s, with universal suffrage being granted for the 1957 general election. In this election she became the first female Member of Parliament in Craftian history as a member of the National Labour Party. She became the first female deputy leader of a major political party in 1964, and first female Deputy Premier and member of the cabinet in 1968. She retired from parliament at the 1971 election and continued to campaign as a prominent activist for women's rights up until her death in 2002.
The federal Division of Higgins in her home state of Addams was named in her honour, the division being controversially named in 1986, while Higgins was still alive.