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In the 1870s, Mary Ann Colclough (Polly Plum) was an active advocate for women's rights in general and women's suffrage. [12] John Larkins Cheese Richardson was a keen proponent of women's equality, he was responsible for allowing women to enroll at the University of Otago in 1871, and helped to remove other barriers to their entry. [ 13 ]
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 19 November 2024. New Zealand suffragist (1848–1934) For other people with similar names, see Kate Shepherd and Katharine Shepard. Kate Sheppard Sheppard photographed in 1905 Born Catherine Wilson Malcolm (1848-03-10) 10 March 1848 Liverpool, England Died 13 July 1934 (1934-07-13) (aged 86 ...
She wrote extensively for women’s political journals and was an active member in various women's organisations. She was the leader of the Gisborne branch of the Women's Christian Temperance Union New Zealand , which was active in advocacy on women’s issues generally and was a major force in the women’s suffrage movement.
Jessie Mackay (1864–1938) of Christchurch, poet and activist for women's suffrage in the Canterbury region, then working as a journalist and with the National Council of Women of New Zealand to further the cause of women's rights. Meri Mangakāhia (1868–1920) of Panguru, campaigner for Māori women's suffrage in the Kotahitanga Parliament ...
Anne Ward (née Titboald, c. 1825 – 31 May 1896) was the first national president of the Women's Christian Temperance Union New Zealand from 1885 to 1887, and a prominent member of the women's suffrage movement in New Zealand.
Gender equality in New Zealand; Goddess movement; Women's suffrage in New Zealand; Women's liberation movement in Oceania#New Zealand; Women in New Zealand; Anno Domini 2000, or, Woman's Destiny, an 1889 novel written by a former Prime Minister who foresaw a time when women would have the vote and hold positions of authority; Category:New ...
Eleanor Phoebe Smith (née Macleod; 1828 – 19 March 1913) was a New Zealand suffragist and magazine editor. She was considered one of the pioneers of the woman suffrage movement in New Zealand. [1] [2]
The growth of women's suffrage in New Zealand largely resulted from the broad political movement led by Kate Sheppard, the country's most famous suffragette. Inside parliament, politicians such as John Hall, Robert Stout, Julius Vogel, William Fox, and John Ballance supported the movement.