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The Woman Question: Writings by the Women Who Won the Vote (Auckland: New Women's Press, 1992) Smith, William Sidney (1905). Outlines of the women's franchise movement in New Zealand . Christchurch: Whitcombe and Tombs, Limited. Devaliant, Judith (1992). Kate Sheppard: The Fight for Women's Votes in New Zealand. Auckland: Penguin Books.
New Zealand women finally gained the right to vote in national elections with the passage of a bill by the Legislative Council in 1893. The House of Representatives (then the elected lower house) had passed such a bill several times previously, but for the first time in 1893 the appointed Legislative Council did not block it.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 15 February 2025. New Zealand suffragist (1848–1934) For 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) Christchurch, New ...
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.
Under huge pressure from suffrage campaigners led by Kate Sheppard, universal women's suffrage followed in 1893 with the passing of the Electoral Act 1893. [22] With this, New Zealand became the first self-governing nation in the world to grant women the vote. [18] However, women still had not gained the right to stand for Parliament. [22]
In 1893, New Zealand was the first self-governing country to grant women the right to vote. This meant that, theoretically, New Zealand had universal suffrage from 1893, meaning all adults 21 years of age and older were allowed to vote (in 1969 the voting age was lowered from 21 to 20.
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.
A History of New Zealand Women. Wellington: Bridget Williams Books Ltd. Coleman, Jenny (2020). From Suffrage to a Seat in the House: The Path to Parliament for New Zealand Women. Dunedin, NZ: Otago University Press. Dalziel, Raewyn. "New Zealand Women's Christian Temperance Union 1885 – (first written in 1993, updated in 2018)". New Zealand ...