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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 ...
Kate Sheppard, a WCTU NZ activist, was a leading advocate for political action for women's rights. Opponents argued instead that politics was outside women's 'natural sphere' of the home and family. Opponents argued instead that politics was outside women's 'natural sphere' of the home and family.
Kate Sheppard; Ada Wells, a campaigner for girls' education; Harriet Morison, an advocate for working women, also from Dunedin; Helen Nicol, a women's suffrage campaigner who lived in Dunedin; 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 ...
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 ...
One of the most notable New Zealand suffragists was Kate Sheppard, who was the leader of the WCTU's franchise department, and advised women in the WCTU to work closely with members of Parliament in order to get their ideas in political discourse. [49] This eventually led to women winning the right to vote in 1893. [51]
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For countries that have their origins in self-governing colonies but later became independent nations in the 20th century, the Colony of New Zealand was the first to acknowledge women's right to vote in 1893, largely due to a movement led by Kate Sheppard. The British protectorate of Cook Islands rendered the same right in 1893 as well. [38]
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