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...
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CHARLOTTE MUSEUM TRUST
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Starr Ratapu
- Sep 27, 2021
- 4 min
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 19, 2021
- 4 min
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 29, 2021
- 4 min
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...
Miriam Saphira
- Feb 7, 2018
- 3 min
Our Logo
Our Beginnings Since 2000 a group of women discussed how to preserve the many lesbian cultural objects such as labrys, paintings,...
Miriam Saphira
- Nov 2, 2015
- 2 min
“Am I changing into something of a monster or am I just claiming back my rights?”
Could violence be liberating? Not a commonly posed question concerning women’s relationship to the serious issue of domestic and related...
Miriam Saphira
- Aug 23, 2015
- 3 min
Why not a lesbian museum? Miriam Saphira reflects
In 2001 a small archives group was set up in Auckland to try to encourage people to write their stories and send them to LAGANZ (Lesbian...
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- May 24, 2015
- 5 min
For lesbian lips only.
The Charlotte Museum Trust contains within its archives a selection of lesbian feminist newsletters and magazines from the 1980s. Run by...
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- May 12, 2015
- 3 min
Colour glaze and venereal disease: food for thought
Recently I had the pleasure of playing tourist in the fine city of Auckland, casting aside my commuters’ hat in favour of walk socks and...
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- Apr 12, 2015
- 3 min
When lesbians knit.
You know that feeling when you come across a photo of a woman knitting and you know you know her partner from somewhere but for the life...
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- Sep 20, 2013
- 1 min
A Small Sampling of Our Collection
See these items and more at the Charlotte Museum! Shown below are some of the interesting items we have on display at the museum.
Starr Ratapu
A Celebration of Aotearoa's Lesbian Queer Music
In honour of New Zealand Music Month, we’re shining a spotlight on some of the lesbian and queer women who have made waves in Aotearoa’s...
Elizabeth Simpson
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...
Elizabeth Simpson
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...