Talk: White Camellias&Whalebone Corsets: Dress in the NZ Suffrage Movement

Explore the overlap between the fashion and the suffrage movement, from rational dress reformers, to the choice of a white camellia as an emblem, to Kate Sheppard's striking gown which features on the $10 note.

Leimomi Oakes is a fashion and social historian. Her focus is domestic life and women’s history in New Zealand in the late 19th and 20th century. She teaches at Toi Whakaari the New Zealand Drama School, blogs at thedreamstress.com, and designs Scroop Patterns.

Tickets

Booking is recommended. Door sales may be available if not sold out prior. Doors open 15 mins prior.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Kate Sheppard House, 83 Clyde Road, Christchurch, New Zealand