Sound Archives: Suffrage Day

Today marks the 125^th anniversary of New Zealand women winning the right to vote in 1893, and there are events taking place all over the country to celebrate this milestone. 

One of them will be the launch at Parliament tonight of a new online exhibition by Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision, called Standing on the Shoulders Sarah Johnston gives us a preview.

Lorde [Diego Opatowski, RNZ]

Jools and Linda Topp DNZM [supplied],

Dr Agnes Bennett OBE c. 1916 [Alexander Turnbull Library]

Prof. Ngāhuia Te Awekotuku MNZM [Government House]

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