Women's suffrage 1893

A DigitalNZ Story by Donna Robertson

"On 19 September 1893 the governor, Lord Glasgow, signed a new Electoral Act into law. As a result of this landmark legislation, New Zealand became the first self-governing country in the world in which all women had the right to vote in parliamentary elections." New Zealand History Online. http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/politics/womens-suffrage

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Image: Women's Suffrage Petition 1893

Women's Suffrage Petition 1893

Archives New Zealand Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga

Image: Suffrage petition, 1893

Suffrage petition, 1893

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Women voting in 1893

Women voting in 1893

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Image: Voting in New Plymouth, 1893

Voting in New Plymouth, 1893

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Image: Meri Te Tai Mangakāhia

Meri Te Tai Mangakāhia

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Kate Wilson Sheppard

Kate Wilson Sheppard

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Sheppard, Katherine Wilson

Sheppard, Katherine Wilson

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Image: Helen Lyster Nicol

Helen Lyster Nicol

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Harriet Morison

Harriet Morison

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Mangakāhia, Meri Te Tai

Mangakāhia, Meri Te Tai

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Amey Daldy, suffragist

Amey Daldy, suffragist

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: National Council of Women, Christchurch

National Council of Women, Christchurch

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Women voting in Auckland, 1899

Women voting in Auckland, 1899

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Women's suffrage stamp

Women's suffrage stamp

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage