Tag: new zealand history
From 1874 to 1995, historian Gareth Watkins finds important October dates from Aotearoa’s rainbow history.
6 October 1874
Poet Ursula Bethell was born in England. ...
Historian Gareth Watkins highlights significant September dates from Aotearoa’s rainbow history.
12 September 1861
Artist and teacher Dolla (Dorothy) Richmond was born in Auckland. During her...
From the early stages of homosexual law reform, successful gay panic murder defences to a ground-breaking yachtsman – Gareth Watkins examines the July dates...
Historian Gareth Watkins revisits significant dates in Aotearoa’s queer history.
11 April 1910
Artist Toss Woollaston was born in Stratford. He would become one of...
Historian Gareth Watkins revisits significant dates in Aotearoa’s LGBT+ history.
28 March 1925
The New Zealand Truth newspaper reported that nearly 20 per cent of New...
