Local History: Women's Suffrage in Ōtautahi ChristchurchLike this list

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• Introducing The Womens Suffrage Petition 1893: He Tohu

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  This book is part of a series introducing different events through New Zealand's history. It contains information about the petition itself, what it is, when it was signed, what it says, who signed it, and what happened to it, and also…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Women's Suffrage Petition

  Te Petihana Whakamana Pōti Wahine, 1893

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  This book contains a good introduction to the social and political background to the petition, as well as copies of the 1893 petition itself. Local content includes biographies of many women who signed the petition in Ōtautahi Christchurch…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• How Women Won the Vote

  a Canterbury Perspective

  Lovell-Smith, Margaret, 1950-

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  Ōtautahi Christchurch was a centre for the campaign for women's suffrage in Aotearoa, and many of the key people involved were from this area. This book, published by the Canterbury Museum, looks at a number of different local…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Kate Sheppard

  a Biography : the Fight for Women's Votes in New Zealand : the Life of the Woman Who Led the Struggle

  Devaliant, Judith

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  Kate Sheppard was the leader of the fight for the vote in Aotearoa New Zealand, and was based here in Ōtautahi Christchurch. Find out all about her life in this biography.

• Maud and Amber

  a New Zealand Mother and Daughter and the Women's Cause, 1865-1981

  Fry, Ruth, 1923-2006

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  Maud Pember Reeves was a feminist, socialist and writer who grew up in Ōtautahi Christchurch, and was active in the cause for women's suffrage. Her husband William Pember Reeves was one of the supporters of the movement in Parliament. Maud…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Canterbury Women Since 1893

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  This book is all about public and domestic lives of Canterbury women, Māori and Pākehā, in the years after winning the vote in 1893. It covers topics of equal rights, health, sports, education and more.

• Māori Women and the Vote

  Rei, Tania

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  This book is a good general introduction to the suffrage activities of Māori women in both the Māori Parliament - Te Kotahitanga and the New Zealand Parliament. It includes a timeline from 1840 when Māori women signed the Treaty of…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Notes on Dress Reform and What It Implies

  Walker, K.

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  This pamphlet was published in Christchurch in 1893 and links dress reform with the movement for women's emancipation. Author Kate Walker (an Ōtautahi Christchurch local) who married James Wilkinson in 1894, was possibly the first woman to…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Woman Question

  Writings by the Women Who Won the Vote

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  This book is an excellent source of quotes from suffragists about a range of different topics, so you can read, in their own words, their views on the women's franchise, women's roles, dress reform, political and social reform and more. [A…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Camellia Quotes

  Voices From the Debate on the Women's Franchise

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  This is a collection of quotes about the women's franchise petitions to Parliament, the suffrage movement, the passing of the Electoral Act in 1893, voting registration, and the first election day, all gathered from newspapers from the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Memories From Suffrage Day, 19 September 2018, Christchurch, New Zealand

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  This book contains short (one page) biographies of Māori and Pākehā women who were involved in women's suffrage.

• The Women's Parliament

  the National Council of the Women of New Zealand, 1896-1920

  Nicholls, Roberta

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  Three years after women won the right to vote they were still excluded from many groups and institutions throughout the country. In 1896 the National Council of the Women of New Zealand was established to try and change this, and aims for…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The National Council of Women

  a Centennial History

  Page, Dorothy, 1934-

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  The National Council of Women first met in Christchurch in 1896, with Kate Sheppard elected as president. It was often known as the ‘Women’s Parliament’ and members worked toward fairer marriage and divorce laws, economic independence of…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• A Vision and a Dream

  a History of the Christchurch Branch of the National Council of Women, 1918-1993

  Mann, Shona, 1923-2013

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• A History of New Zealand Women

  Brookes, Barbara L. (Barbara Lesley), 1955-

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  Chapter five - The quest for citizenship, 1885–1890s, is all about women's suffrage and the years leading up to the suffrage petition.

• Leading the Way

  How New Zealand Women Won the Vote

  Hutching, Megan

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  This book looks at what was happening in Aotearoa (and the world) that led to the suffrage campaign. It puts into context a number of important people and organisations who were involved in the fight for women's suffrage. Though it covers…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Vote, the Pill, and the Demon Drink

  a History of Feminist Writing in New Zealand, 1869-1993

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  Chapter one is an excellent background to the beginning of women's rights in Aotearoa. Chapter two covers 1885–1905​ around the time of woman's suffrage, looking at how the temperance movement influenced the suffrage movement. Read what…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Hindsight

  Pivotal Moments in New Zealand History

  Hager, Mandy, 1960-

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  The first chapter of this book introduces women suffrage in Aotearoa, includes international and local context, timelines, definitions and primary sources. It also contains valuable "advice for researching in a 'Fake News' world." The…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Women Now

  the Legacy of Female Suffrage

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  Find out how much has changed since women won the right to vote, and what still needs to be done. This book is put out by Te Papa Tongarewa Museum of New Zealand, and each essay is based around an item in the museum's collection that tells…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Women's Role in Colonial New Zealand Society

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  This book contains primary sources with notes for teachers. There is some geographical bias because the primary source documents were collected by researchers in Dunedin, though many documents apply to the whole of the country. Looking…Read moreRead more of this annotation