Inspired by the 100th anniversary of women’s suffrage in NL, Up She Rises! constitutes a public discussion about women and gender in NL history. It involves academics, researchers, activists, writers, and poets who have studied and written about women and gender in NL history. This is a capstone event to the anniversary year of women’s suffrage in this province. We hope it will inspire people to learn more about the historical experiences of women and gender-diverse folks and to continue the work of engaging with our collective history.
Friday, November 7
The Rooms, 9 Bonaventure Avenue
7:00–8:00 pm
Opening Remarks
Her Honour, The Honourable Joan Marie Aylward, Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland and Labrador
Keynote Address
Margot I. Duley – “Fishing for Answers”: Does the Newfoundland Women’s Suffrage Movement neatly fit into other scholarship on suffrage?
8:00–9:00 pm
Reception