Late last year, the Kate Sheppard House, the house where Kate Sheppard lived, and held meetings regarding the movement to win women the right to vote in New Zealand, was opened to the public. Naturally, of course, I was interested in visiting it, when I next had an opportunity to travel to Christchurch, though I… Continue reading A Visit to Kate Sheppard House
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Voting is Coming…
I must have been about five or six when I asked my parents why Kate Sheppard was on the ten dollar note. They told me that she helped New Zealand become the first country to give women the vote. I was so proud to be a New Zealander once I learned that. A young girl,… Continue reading Voting is Coming…
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