Pioneering Women

Pioneering for women (in the colonial sense) has only recently been addressed – possibly from the insurgence of family history research. Our Cambridge women were doing their bit to colonise their new home and as…

Farmers Wives – Conditions of Twenty Years Ago (Published in the Waikato Independent in 1919) ‘Take the isolated existence of the average farmer and his family, who have been compelled to work long hours almost…

New Zealand was the first self-governing country in history to give women the vote. This was achieved only after a determined campaign which brought together women from all walks of life around the country in…

(From the book ‘Cambridge WW1 – Something to Remember’ by Eris Parker ©) Five Nurses left from the Cambridge district to serve overseas during World War One. They were accepted provided they were available for…

Pioneering for women (in the colonial sense) has only recently been addressed – possibly from the insurgence of family history research. Our Cambridge women were doing their bit to colonise their new home and as…

The following is the script researched and written by Eris Parker, and used for the Cambridge Suffrage Documentary Video, which was made in 1993 to help celebrate New Zealand’s Women’s Suffrage Centennial.  Click on this…