Writing - Kate Sheppard

 Kate Sheppard

Kate Sheppard is well known for a women's suffrage movement protest.If you do not know what Kate Sheppard looks like she is on the $10 on New Zealand currency.Kate Sheppard was born in Liverpool England but in 1868s she moved to New Zealand.Kate Sheppard was born in March the 10th 1847 and died 13 July 1934 at 60 years old.

Why / What in her time 

Kate Sheppard decided to protest in her time because she thought that it was not fair that women were not allowed to vote.She also did not like the fact that everyone treated men like they were more superior than women.Kate Sheppard got tired of women being treated worse than men so she decided to protest.

What she did

Kate Sheppard spent 6 years going around New Zealand and talking .Kate Sheppard also wrote articles and newspapers.Then she began to get people to sign her petition. In the end she had about twenty five thousand signatures.

The effect of the protest 

This protest helped women above the age of 18 in New Zealand to have the right to vote.This also helped people to treat women more fairly.This also helped women to stand up.Women's rules were less strict.

Conclusion 

In Conclusion the petition was successful because she had around ¼ of New Zealand women to sign the petition.In 1893 women got the right to vote and New Zealand became the first country to allow women to vote.Because of this protest you can see Kate Sheppard on the $1o note in New Zealand currency.