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First Moves
The first moves to give women the right to vote were in New Zealand in the 1860s and 1870s. Writers during this time strongly argued through their works for equality in marriage, the education of girls, and the right to vote for women. These women drew up lots of support from men and women in their campaigns as well as attracting a lot of controversy. The people that were strongly against women gaining the right to vote were called anti-suffragettes. -
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Gaining More Support
This debate followed on into the 1870s and the 1880s with women’s clubs being formed all over New Zealand with women discussing education, employment, corsets and the right to vote. This frequently made its way into newspapers. Newspaper columns were places where such subjects were shared to the public. In the closing years of the 1880s the right to vote in national elections was a major movement lead by the Women’s Christian Temperance Union. -
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Woman become more powerful and get the vote
The 1890s saw women gain the right to vote in 1893 for general elections (for both Pākehā and Māori). After this the women turned their heads to other issues that the considered to also be high on their agenda such as the age of consent. -
Women get the vote
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Activism dies down
The 1890s saw women gain the right to vote in 1893 for general elections (for both Pākehā and Māori). After this the women turned their heads to other issues that the considered to also be high on their agenda such as the age of consent. -
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Today
Women in our country today have complete equal rights in regard to men and are free to do as they wish. There is still general sexism when it comes to parenting but for the most part women and men are equal.
