The 19th of September is a great date because:

120 years ago, in 1893, Women in New Zealand were the first in the world to be awarded the right to vote.

“We are tired of having a ‘sphere’ doled out to us, and of being told that anything outside that sphere is ‘unwomanly’. We want to be natural just for a change … we must be ourselves at all risks.”
Kate Sheppard 

71 years ago, in 1942, Williamina Gilchrist Milne (my Grannie) gave birth to her first child, William James Milne (my Dad.)

And 9 years ago, in 2004, I gave birth to Isabelle Katherine Ruby Elliot, my first child.

 

“It’s always good to remember where you come from and celebrate it. To remember where you come from is part of where you’re going.”
Anthony Burgess 

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