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- Suffrage Day 2020: Women making their mark
Suffrage Day 2020: Women making their mark
Date: Friday 18 September 2020 to Saturday 10 October 2020
Cost: Free
Contact details: events.natlib@dia.govt.nz
Enjoy a banner exhibition celebrating New Zealand's amazing history of women making their mark! Created in partnership with Government's Network, Ministry of Women and the National Library.
Celebrating the suffrage movement
To celebrate Suffrage Day, the National Library has partnered with the Ministry for Women and the Government Women's Network (GWN) to create a banner exhibition at the National Library.
The exhibition expands on the stories that are part of He Tohu and highlights three key women from New Zealand's suffrage history, Kate Sheppard, Mary Ann Muller and Meri te tai Mangakāhia. Come and learn about New Zealand's suffrage history and see stories of how our world leading suffrage movement put Kiwi women on the global stage.
Celebrating our past, present and continued leadership of women making their mark on the world.
