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Warkworth Museum is running a children’s competition celebrating local inspirational women as part of its activities to mark the 125th anniversary of women’s suffrage.
Students from Year 4 to Year 9 can win cash prizes and books for their school by nominating and writing about a woman from the local area, past or present, who impresses them the most and they think worthy of an award.
Museum manager Victoria Joule has drawn up a list of potential candidates and provided information on their achievements, though entrants don’t have to limit their choices to them.
“We have nominated a number of women and have made information available that can be used by entrants,” she says. “However, any woman can be chosen as long as she has close links to the district.”
There are two categories, Years 4 to 6 and Years 7 to 9, and the winner in each will receive $50 cash and a set of Warkworth Museum publications for their school. There are also second and third prizes of $30 and $20.
The museum’s nominated inspirational women are Marjorie Cook, Julia Pryce Jackson, Helen Langman, Martha McKinney, Tracey Martin, Lucy Moore, Mary Snell and Ella Wynyard. Biographies of all of them can be downloaded from the museum website.
Full competition details and entry forms are available from the museum in person or via its website at warkworthmuseum.co.nz/childrens-competition-inspirational-women. Entries close on August 17.
