Suffrage Lens Cloth

Lens Cloth featuring a political cartoon celebrating women's suffrage from the late 19th century. New Zealand was the first country to grant women the right to vote, in 1893.

Illustration from Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections, 7-A12543 (Ashley Hunter) [NZG-18930930-249-1].  

Lens cloth measures 17 cm x 15.5cm and comes in a cello bag.

Read more about the journey to women's suffrage on the Parliament website.