Women

The 19th September 2018 marks 125 years since the law changed in Aotearoa New Zealand so that all people, including women could vote. The law change came about after a determined campaign over a number of years by a group of women led by Kate Shepherd. They presented a series of massive petitions to Parliament in 1891,1892 and 1893. In 1893 the petition presented to Parliament by the Suffragists had nearly 32,000 signatures. Soon after the all-male Parliament voted to change the law, so women could vote.
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