See the places across New Zealand that sheets of the Women's Suffrage Petition were sent to gather signatures. The sheets were then sent back to Kate Sheppard in Christchurch. The Women's Suffrage Petition led to a law change allowing women the right to vote in 1893.
This animation is from the map table at the He Tohu exhibition.
The map table is a 3D canvas that stories are projected onto from above. Find out more at natlib.govt.nz...
He Tohu is a permanent exhibition of 3 iconic constitutional documents that shape Aotearoa New Zealand.
The documents are:
* 1835 He Whakaputanga o te Rangatiratanga o Nu Tireni - Declaration of Independence of the United Tribes of New Zealand
* 1840 Te Tiriti o Waitangi - Treaty of Waitangi
* 1893 Women’s Suffrage Petition - Te Petihana Whakamana Pōti Wahine
He Tohu is presented by Archives New Zealand Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga and the National Library of New Zealand Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa, both of which are part of the Department of Internal Affairs.
7 июн 2017
