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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. [13] 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. [ 14 ]
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 ...
Margaret Home Sievwright (née Richardson; 19 March 1844 – 9 March 1905) was a New Zealand feminist, political activist and community leader. She was particularly active in the temperance and suffrage movements, and became president of the National Council of Women of New Zealand .
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.
2018 marks the 125th anniversary of women's suffrage in New Zealand. Christchurch Art Gallery presents We Do This, an exhibition of work by women artists. largely from the gallery's permanent collection, in a 'recharged contemporary hang to mark 125 years of women's suffrage.' [63]
The National Council of Women of New Zealand (Māori: Te Kaunihera Wahine o Aotearoa) was established in 1896, three years after women in New Zealand won the right to the vote, as an umbrella organisation uniting a number of different women's societies that existed in New Zealand at that time.
1777– All states pass laws which take away women's right to vote. 1809 – Mary Kies becomes the first woman to receive a patent, for a method of weaving straw with silk.
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.