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In 1869, under a pseudonym, Mary Müller wrote An appeal to the men of New Zealand, the first pamphlet on the issue of women's suffrage to be published in New Zealand. [11] In the 1870s, Mary Ann Colclough (Polly Plum) was an active advocate for women's rights in general and women's suffrage. [ 12 ]
The group of women are depicted carrying their petition for women's suffrage to Parliament in a wooden cart. [3] The entire memorial with bas-relief and side panels. The memorial was unveiled on 19 September 1993, the 100th anniversary of women's suffrage in New Zealand, by Dame Catherine Tizard, the Governor-General of New Zealand.
The New Zealand Suffrage Centennial Medal 1993 was established by Royal Warrant on 1 July 1993. It was created to commemorate Women's suffrage in New Zealand and to recognize those New Zealand and Commonwealth citizens who had made a significant contribution to women's rights or women's issues in New Zealand.
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 ...
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 ...
The first sheet of the 1893 Women's Suffrage Petition. Archives Reference LE1 1893/7a The 1893 women's suffrage petition was the third of three petitions to the New Zealand Government in support of women's suffrage and resulted in the Electoral Act 1893, which gave women the right to vote in the 1893 general election. The 1893 petition was substantially larger than the 1891 petition, which had ...
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.
1893: Pākehā and Māori women won the right to vote in general elections due to the Electoral Act, and Elizabeth Yates became New Zealand's first female mayor in the British Empire 1895: the first women's hockey team was established, and Minnie Dean , was the only New Zealand woman to hang