''Bread and Roses'' is a 1993

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showing significant episodes in the

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life of

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and

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Sonja Davies Sonja Margaret Loveday Davies (née Vile; 11 November 1923 – 12 June 2005) was a New Zealand trade unionist, peace campaigner, and Member of Parliament. On 6 February 1987, Davies was the third appointee to the Order of New Zealand."The ...

, based on her

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of the same name. She is portrayed from her early years to her election to the Nelson Hospital Board. Made as a Suffrage Year tribute to the women of New Zealand. Helen Martin says the film is fascinating as a social

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, showing her empathy with

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women. The film was shown on television in four episodes in October 1993.

Cast

References

External links

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''Bread and Roses'' at NZ Film Archive

''Bread and Roses'' at NZonScreen (with video extracts)
1993 films New Zealand biographical drama films 1990s biographical films Films set in New Zealand Films shot in New Zealand New Zealand biographical films 1990s New Zealand films 1990s English-language films Films scored by John Charles English-language biographical drama films {{NewZealand-film-stub