Women's suffrage (New Zealand)

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Women's suffrage (New Zealand)

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On 19 September 1893 New Zealand became the first self-governing country to enfranchise women or give women the right to vote. Voting rights for women or women’s suffrage began in the late 19th century. Kate Sheppard was the most prominent leader of the suffragist movement in New Zealand.

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23-10-2024

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https://anyquestions.govt.nz/many-answers/women-s-suffrage-new-zealand

Related subjects

women's suffrage / enfranchise women / women's rights / women's rights to vote / voting rights / Kate Sheppard / Meri Te Tai Mangakāhia / suffragist movement in New Zealand / electoral history / NZ / women's suffrage petition / Māori and the vote / Māori women and the vote / Women’s Christian Temperance Union / Electoral Act 1893 / social sciences / history / continuity and change / He Tohu / elections

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