Deeds not words: Treasures talk
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Dr Béatrice Bijon explores the British suffragette movement through the lens of the papers of influential feminist Bessie Rischbieth.
The talk will be followed by an exhibition viewing.
Dr Bijon is the curator of the Collections-in-Focus exhibition Deeds Not Words: Women's Suffrage in Britain, currently on display in the Treasures Gallery. She is a scholar of English literature and women’s history and a Visiting Fellow at the Humanities Research Centre of the Australian National University. She has edited several books on literature and travel, and is co-author of Suffragistes et suffragettes (Suffragists and Suffragettes) recently published in her native France.
Date & time
Thu 07 Jun 2018, 3.30–4.30pm
Location
Conference Room, Level 4, National Library of Australia
Speakers
National Library of Australia