Katherine Mansfield
A brief look at the life and loves of Katherine Mansfield. After discussing female companionship, it would be difficult not to talk about...
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Elizabeth Simpson
Nov 29, 20214 min read
Who Was Sappho?
The famous poet Sappho may be well known, but not many details about her life are clear. Born around 615 B.C., her life and its events...
Elizabeth Simpson
Nov 22, 20214 min read
She Loves Me, She Loves Me Not: A Brief Look at the History of Female Companionship
Female companionship is something that has always existed but has shifted slightly depending on changing societal attitudes. These...
Annaida Varghese
Nov 11, 20217 min read
Pray the Gay Away
Last night I watched the movie, "the miseducation of Cameron Post." The movie's plot was about a teenager forced to go to conversion...
Starr Ratapu
Oct 29, 20214 min read
The Topp Twins: Country Music Stars, Radical Lesbian Feminists
Dame Lynda and Dame Julie (Jools) Topp, AKA the Topp Twins, have had incredibly varied and successful careers spanning four decades....
Annaida Varghese
Oct 20, 20214 min read
Home and Identity
Homewares: A decanter and a figure of dolls from the Charlotte Museum. The collection and exhibitions at Charlotte Museum have a wide...
Elizabeth Simpson
Oct 8, 20214 min read
Happy International Lesbian Day
International Lesbian Day is a day for celebration in the lesbian community, but what exactly is International Lesbian Day? And what is...
Elizabeth Simpson
Oct 6, 20213 min read
Home is where the Lezzo tin is.
Walking around the Charlotte Museum I found myself intrigued by a tin in one of the glass cabinets with the word Lezzo placed across it...
Starr Ratapu
Oct 4, 20215 min read
Can Music Festivals be a Safe Space for Women?
A symbol of summer, music festivals bring up memories of grassy picnics, hazy dancing, a cacophony of acoustic bass, vocals, and drums...
Starr Ratapu
Sep 27, 20214 min read
It's My Party and I'll Cry If I Want To
“Reading between the lines is a life-long skill acquired by lesbians.” – Doreen Agassiz-Suddens All over the world and across every...
Annaida Varghese
Sep 20, 20214 min read
The Story of the Labrys
Lockdown has currently put a hold on all our archiving work at the Charlotte Museum until we go back down to Level 2 or Level 1. But...
Annaida Varghese
Aug 30, 20214 min read
Where To Get an Abortion
The cover page of Broadsheet Magazine Jan 1978, issue no. 56. While doing some archiving work for the Charlotte Museum, our team was...
Starr Ratapu
Aug 24, 20214 min read
"I'm a feminist, but..."
"I'm a feminist, but..." A familiar phrase to many who tune into Deborah Francis-White's award-winning podcast, The Guilty Feminist....
View of Our Street | Karangahape Road Queer Space
This blog is taken from the zine 'VIEW OF OUR STREET' a companion zine to the exhibition A View of OUR STREET 16 June 2023 - 9 September...
The Rise (and Rise) of Zines
Auckland Zinefest is just around the corner! To celebrate, we’re looking at the rise of zine publishing and the role it plays in...
Keep Your Laws Off My Body: Roe v Wade - What It Means for Women in the US and Aotearoa
Image: Badges from the Charlotte Museum Collection Image: Broadsheet Magazine June 1977 Front Cover, from the University of Auckland...
View of Our Street | Karangahape Road Queer Space
This blog is taken from the zine 'VIEW OF OUR STREET' a companion zine to the exhibition A View of OUR STREET 16 June 2023 - 9 September...
The Rise (and Rise) of Zines
Auckland Zinefest is just around the corner! To celebrate, we’re looking at the rise of zine publishing and the role it plays in...
Keep Your Laws Off My Body: Roe v Wade - What It Means for Women in the US and Aotearoa
Image: Badges from the Charlotte Museum Collection Image: Broadsheet Magazine June 1977 Front Cover, from the University of Auckland...
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