Womens Suffrage  — Kicking down the door @hetohu6720
Womens Suffrage  — Kicking down the door  @hetohu6720
Uploaded July 2020 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
Here's the story of the Women's Suffrage Petition being presented to Parliament. You can see the original Women's Suffrage Petition at the He Tohu exhibition.


He Tohu is a permanent exhibition of three iconic constitutional documents that shape Aotearoa New Zealand. Come visit at the National Library, Wellington. Find out more at natlib.govt.nz/he-tohu

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.
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