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On 19 September 1893 Aotearoa became the first self-governing country in the world where women could vote. But the road to get there was anything but smooth.
So… How did it happen? Well that’s a wild ride from the French Revolution, through the colonisation of Aotearoa, to battles over booze, to ultimate victory.
In this episode we discuss:
- How New Zealand's first parliamentary election had far more liberal voting rights than in the UK.
- The role of Māori women in decision making before colonisation.
The global suffrage movement.
- The rise of the Women’s Christian Temperance Union and the role debates over alcohol played in the battle for suffrage.
- The story of Kate Sheppard and her allies in the campaign for suffrage.
- The story of Māori suffragists including Meri Te Tai Mangakāhia.
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For more on this subject:
A History of New Zealand Women by Barbara Brookes.
Women's Suffrage in New Zealand by Patricia Grimshaw.
Women and the Vote - NZHistory.govt.nz: [ Ссылка ]
Voting Rights - Te Ara Encyclopaedia: [ Ссылка ]
