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Maddie Davidson – Inspirational, Resilient, Hard-working, Role Model
Maddie Davidson is a New Zealander who made history by becoming the first female trampolinist selected to represent New Zealand at the Olympics. Maddie started trampolining at the age of seven and first represented New Zealand at age twelve, and she has not stopped since!
The Birth of the Association of Women Artists
The Association of Women Artists (AWA) was a group born out of a multi-media exhibition called “Women in the Arts.” The group formed post the exhibition supported women artists in their careers and aspirations.
The Divorce Act of 1898 : Equality of Marriage Rights
The Divorce Act of 1898 was a part of the greater women’s equality movement, the Act stemming from campaigns and calls for equality in marriage, divorce and life. The Divorce Act made the grounds for divorce equal across both parties, making divorce more accessible for women in particular. Prior…
Biographies of Important women
Fran Wilde
Fran Wilde, distinguished politician, social campaigner, business advisor, and activist. The woman who introduced the Homosexual Law Reform Bill to Parliament
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Connie Purdue – Activist and “Anti-Feminist”
Communist to Catholic, Labour to National – how Connie’s later perspectives contrasted years of advocacy for equal rights. “I learned very early not to put up with things … you can change things.”
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Maddie Davidson – Inspirational, Resilient, Hard-working, Role Model
Maddie Davidson is a New Zealander who made history by becoming the first female trampolinist selected to represent New Zealand at the Olympics. Maddie started trampolining at the age of seven and first represented…
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Camellia Flowers and The Battle of the Buttonholes
Two ideologies, two colours, one flower: how different Camellias represented opposite sides of the suffragette movement. The evergreen Camellia shrub was cultivated in parts of…
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Consciousness Raising
Consciousness Raising: Safe Spaces or Backseat Feminism? How the 60’s brought forth a mass of groups that gave women safe spaces to share, discuss ideas, and…
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