Through Her Eyes
THE WOMEN’S MAP OF
{new edition}
The Union of Australian Women's new edition
of the ‘Women’s Map of Melbourne City’ was launched on
June 18, 2007 by Lily D’Ambrosio MP,Parliamentary Secretary for Women’s Affairs,
at the Queen Victoria Women’s Centre
The second edition of the Women’s Map
of Melbourne gives a prominent place to the Queen Victoria Women’s Centre
as a place for women, in its listing of services for women in the City as well
as celebrating the contribution women have made to the life and history of the
city. Based on the renowned ‘Taking Time’ it highlights many
campaigns by women for equity and justice, from the right to vote to the
continuing struggle for work place equality.
Since the first edition of the Women’s
Map several items and sites highlighted as of significance to women have been
added to the Victorian Heritage Register for example the 1891 Suffrage petition
and the WCTU 1901 Free Drinking Water Foundation near the Queen Victoria Market.
The Women’s Map Project was
supported by a coalition of women’s organizations and the City of
Sponsoring organizations have received
copies of the Women’s Map #2 for distribution. The map is also be
available through the