Suffragist legacies & memories

A DigitalNZ Story by Research Services, Archives New Zealand

In celebration of Suffrage125

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Image: Women's Suffrage Petition 1893

Women's Suffrage Petition 1893

Archives New Zealand Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga

Image: The 1893 Women's Suffrage Petition

The 1893 Women's Suffrage Petition

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Image: Enamel Pins, 1993 Suffrage Centennial Year

Enamel Pins, 1993 Suffrage Centennial Year

Archives New Zealand Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga

Image: Application from Māori women to have their names on electoral roll, 1893

Application from Māori women to have their names on electoral roll, 1893

Archives New Zealand Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga

Image: White Camellia corsages, 1993

White Camellia corsages, 1993

Archives New Zealand Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga

Image: Bust of Kate Sheppard

Bust of Kate Sheppard

Archives New Zealand Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga

Image: Mrs. M. Worthington a.k.a. Sister Magdala

Mrs. M. Worthington a.k.a. Sister Magdala

Archives New Zealand Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga

Image: School of Advanced Nursing Studies, 1939

Mabel Mangakahia; District nurse & daughter of Meri Te Tai Mangakahia

School of Advanced Nursing Studies, 1939

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Image: Elizabeth Reid McCombs elected to Parliament, 1933

Elizabeth Reid McCombs elected to Parliament, 1933

Archives New Zealand Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga

Image: School of Advanced Nursing Studies, 1938-39

School of Advanced Nursing Studies, 1938-39

Archives New Zealand Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga

Image: Dame Whina Cooper, 1993

Dame Whina Cooper, 1993

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Image: Elizabeth Yates

Elizabeth Yates

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Image: Jane Foley, a.k.a. Heni Pore, Maori War file

Jane Foley, a.k.a. Heni Pore, Maori War file

Archives New Zealand Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga

Image: Elizabeth Yates, Mayor of Onehunga, 1894

Elizabeth Yates, Mayor of Onehunga, 1894

Archives New Zealand Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga

Image: Suffrage Day Kit, 1978

Suffrage Day Kit, 1978

Archives New Zealand Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga

Image: North Shore Women's Suffrage Centennial march, 1993

North Shore Women's Suffrage Centennial march, 1993

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Image: Te Kuiti Committee, National Council of Women, 1993

Te Kuiti Committee, National Council of Women, 1993

Archives New Zealand Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga

Image: Emily Davison and Votes For Women, 1993 badge

Emily Davison and Votes For Women, 1993 badge

Archives New Zealand Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga

Image: International Women's Day, 8 March - Kate Sheppard

International Women's Day, 8 March - Kate Sheppard

Archives New Zealand Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga

Image: National Council of Women

National Council of Women

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Image: International Women's Day

International Women's Day

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Image: Kate Sheppard Teaspoon

Kate Sheppard Teaspoon

Archives New Zealand Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga

Image: Kotahitanga parliament, 1897

Kotahitanga parliament, 1897

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Kotahitanga newspaper mastheads

Kotahitanga newspaper mastheads

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Summits for suffrage, 1993

Summits for suffrage, 1993

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Women's suffrage memorial, Christchurch

Women's suffrage memorial, Christchurch

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Suffrage day 1971

Suffrage day 1971

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki

Image: Suffrage dolls house by Bronwyn Hayward

Suffrage dolls house by Bronwyn Hayward

Christchurch City Libraries

Image: Kindergarten demonstration 1994 - Women's Suffrage Day

Kindergarten demonstration 1994 - Women's Suffrage Day

NZEI Te Riu Roa (New Zealand Educational Institute)

Image: Digitising the 1893 women's suffrage petition

Archives New Zealand Preservation and Digitisation teams

Digitising the 1893 women's suffrage petition

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage