120 years ago today – 19 September 1893 – women in New Zealand got the vote.
And 20 years ago today this Christchurch landmark – the Kate Sheppard Memorial – was unveiled.
Kia ora to all the women who fought so hard for us to get the vote.
![Public notice for a meeting on the present and outlook of woman's suffrage to be held at the Oddfellows Hall, Lichfield Street, Chch. [20 Oct. 1892]](https://i0.wp.com/librarydata.christchurch.org.nz/html/covers/KPCD-11-098.jpg)
Our suffrage related stuff
- Kate Sheppard Memorial
- Kate Sheppard
- Women in the Council Chamber
- Unsung heroines
- A to Z of Christchurch people
- Photos of Christchurch women
- Previous blog posts on suffrage and White Camellia Day
More on votes for women
- New Zealand women and the vote (Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated 1-Sep-2013
- DigitalNZ suffrage sets
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