Tour: Every Voice Counts - Suffrage in Australia
Event description
Every voice counts: suffrage in Australia Curators tour
1.00pm - 2.00pm | Free Bookings essential | Venue: Presiding Officers Exhibition Area
Explore the Every voice counts: suffrage in Australia exhibition with the curator.
Join Stephanie Pfennigwerth, Parliament House Art Collection Curator, on a free guided tour of the exhibition.
This limited tour celebrating the 120th anniversary of the Commonwealth Franchise Act 1902 will run on 21 August 2022 from 1.00pm - 2:00pm.
With Stephanie as your expert guide, you’ll explore suffrage in Australia, the role of the Federal Parliament in electoral reform and Australia’s influence on overseas suffrage campaigns.
We look forward to welcoming you - please find more information about visiting APH here to help you plan your visit. Parking: Free for 2 hours
More Information: Call Visitor Services on 02 6277 5399 or email visitorservices@aph.gov.au
Image: George ROSE, The Rose Stereograph Company {1861-1942) Great Suffragette Demonstration in London: Mrs Andrew Fisher (centre), Mrs McGowen (right) and Miss Vida Goldstein (far right), 1911 Image courtesy National Library of Australia PIC6941