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Marking Women’s History Month – Votes for Women
Tuesday, March 31, 2020 at 11:00 AM
Location
Old Treasury BuildingEvent contact
Kenneth Park(03) 9606 0501
This event is likely not to proceed. Here is the announcement from the Old Treasury Building on 16 March 2020 on 16 March 2020:
Due to the current health crisis the MUSEUM at the Old Treasury Building will be closed to the general public until further notice. We apologise to our visitors for this disruption, but have taken this step to safeguard the health of all – visitors, staff and volunteers – and to assist in containing infection. At this stage we do not know how long the closure will last.
Here is the information about the event as previously originally planned:
The Old Treasury Building is a key building in Victoria’s Parliamentary precinct; and rather appropriately located nearby is a wonderful sculpture by Susan Hewitt and Penelope Lee called Great Petition which reminds us of the long campaign for equal political rights for women. (Learn more about the sculpture via the City of Melbourne's Art and Heritage Collection.)
The sculpture refers to the 'Monster Petition' calling for women to be granted the right to vote in Victoria. It was signed by 30,000 Victorian women over a period of six weeks in 1891. It took another two decades before women achieved the right vote! The original petition, which consists of sheets of paper glued onto lengths of calico fabric, is 260 metres long and is held by Public Record Office Victoria.
Celebrated historian and museum specialist, Kenneth Park, will present a beautifully illustrated and fascinating lecture looking at the campaign for women’s suffrage in the United Kingdom and Australia. Kenneth will place a special focus on the jewellery, accessories, ceramics, banners, printed ephemera and other artistic objects that used distinct colour schemes and logos to popularise the cause.
Tickets for this event cost $15. Please book by sending an email to: [email protected], then pay in cash on the day.
For further information, visit the Old Treasury Building's webpage about this event.
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The History Council of Victoria Incorporated (HCV) is the peak body for history in the Australian state of Victoria. Its vision is to connect Victorians with history and to inspire engagement with the past, their identity and the world today. The HCV champions the work of historians and the value of history. It recognises that history can be written about any place, any person, any period. The HCV advocates why history matters.
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Our calendar lists all upcoming public events arranged by the History Council of Victoria (HCV), plus events in Victoria, Australia, that are added by our Friends and Members.
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The HCV was formed as an advisory body in 2001 and incorporated in 2003. It comprises representatives from cultural and educational institutions and heritage bodies; history teachers and curriculum advisors; academic and professional historians; and local, Indigenous, community and specialist history organisations.
As the peak body for history, the HCV has both ‘outward-looking’ roles (including advocacy and representation to government and the wider community, consultation, community education, and networking with allied interest groups) and ‘inward-looking’ roles (including member support, information dissemination, and networking between members).
Credits
The History Council of Victoria acknowledges the State Library of Victoria and the Public Record Office Victoria for supply of the archival images that appear on this website.
We acknowledge the National Film and Sound Archive for the right to use of the video footage on the home page, titled "Melbourne: Life in Australia (1966)".
Image credits
- Italian sailors on ship at Port Melbourne 1938, Argus Newspaper Collection of Photographs, State Library of Victoria
- Chinese procession in Collins near Elizabeth Street 1901, Harvie & Sutcliffe, photographers, State Library of Victoria
- People’s homes, Aboriginal station Coranderrk 1878, Fred Kruger Photographer, State Library of Victoria
- Chinese nurses at Children’s Hospital under scholarship 1947, Argus Newspaper Collection of Photographs, State Library of Victoria
- Ladies physical culture class VRI Melbourne c1931, Public Record Office Victoria VPRS 12903/P0001, 011/02
- Melbourne Cup, Derby and Oaks Day, Flemington Racecourse 1936, Public Record Office Victoria VPRS 12903/P0001/4802, 372/30
- Flinders Street viaduct at foot of Market Street with advertisement for McRobertson’s Chocolate on bridge, Public Record Office Victoria VPRS 12800/P0003, ADV 1342