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Women's suffrage petition presented

1893 Women's suffrage petition presented

This massive suffrage petition − signed by more 25,000 women, about a fifth of the entire adult European female population − helped pave the way for the passage of New Zealand's world-leading Electoral Act in September 1893. more...

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Brief history - women and the voteJohn HallAbout the suffrage petition

External links

  • Votes for women (Elections NZ)
  • Women's suffrage petition (Archives NZ)
  • Monumental Stories (Learning Media)
  • Women gain the vote (Te Ara)
  • Women's suffrage movement (1966 encyclopaedia)
  • Kate Sheppard biography (DNZB)
  • John Hall biography (DNZB)
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