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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.
New Zealand: The Human Rights (Women in Armed Forces) Amendment Act 2007 is an Act of Parliament passed in New Zealand in 2007. It removed an exemption from the Human Rights Act 1993 which barred women from serving in combat roles in the New Zealand Defence Force.
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 ...
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.
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.
On August 18, 1920, the 19th amendment to the Constitution was ratified, giving women the right to vote. The amendment came after more than 70 years of struggle for women suffragists. Tennessee ...
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. The medal was only awarded in 1993.