Activity 1: The Right to Vote [4 points]
Kate Sheppard was a very famous and important New Zealander. In the late 1800s, she fought for women to have the right to vote in elections. She did this by creating petitions (lists with the names of people who supported her), running public meetings, writing letters to the newspaper, and talking to politicians.
As a result of her hard work, women in New Zealand (NZ) were first granted the right to vote in 1893. This made NZ the first country in the world to give women the right to vote. We call this right ‘women’s suffrage’.
In honour of Kate Sheppard’s work, the NZ government has put her image on the current $10 note.
Kia Ora Christopher,
ReplyDeleteWow! You $10 note is amazing, it’s great that you have gone the extra mile and created a $10 note with Jacinda on. Jacinda is a great pick to go on the $10 note, I know that she will be remembered for a long time because of all of her work while she has been Prime Minister. She is almost the youngest person to be the New Zealand Prime Minister, she became the Prime Minister when she was 37 years and 92 days old. Edward Stafford ( who became Prime Minister in 1850s) was 37 years and 40 days old! Do you think you would ever want to be the Prime Minister?
Blog ya later!
Dani
Hello Christopher. Amazing picture you have created. Keep it up.
ReplyDeleteHave a great day.
Augustine