KATE SHEPPARD
(Katherine Wilson Sheppard | Catherine Wilson Malcolm)
Much as a result of her efforts, New Zealand became the first country in the world to allow women to vote.
This was more than 30 years earlier than the United States.
Much as a result of her efforts, New Zealand became the first country in the world to allow women to vote.
The classification of women with criminals and lunatics referred to the fact that at this time Women could not vote in New Zealand or any other nation of the world. The following year, much as a result of her efforts, New Zealand became the first country in the world to allow women to vote.
Storms and other weather events are occurring much more frequently as a result of the climate changes that have been taking place in the last decades. And many of the natural barriers and/or protections have been removed in favor of more “productive” utilizations of the land. Finally, in the last century Americans have had a penchant for rebuilding in dangerous flood and shoreline areas and so when there is a serious storm, the number of people, buildings, and infrastructure that is at risk is much larger than in the past.
The following year, women got the right to vote, the first nation to reach that level of enlightenment.
Katherine Wilson Sheppard (née Catherine Wilson Malcolm; 10 March 1848 – 13 July 1934) was the most prominent member of the women's suffrage movement in New Zealand and the country's most famous suffragist. Born in Liverpool, England, she emigrated to New Zealand with her family in 1868. There she became an active member of various religious and social organisations, including the Women's Christian Temperance Union New Zealand (WCTU NZ). In 1887 she was appointed the WCTU NZ's National Superintendent for Franchise and Legislation, a position she used to advance the cause of women's suffrage in New Zealand.