Kate Sheppard
Historical Figure

Kate Sheppard

New Zealand suffragist (1848–1934)

About Kate Sheppard

Katherine Wilson Sheppard was a New Zealand suffragist known for organising the 1893 Women's Suffrage Petition which resulted in New Zealand becoming the first country to establish universal suffrage.Wikipedia ↗

Associated Events

Legalc. 1848 CE – 1920 CE

Women's Suffrage Movement

A decades-long international movement demanding women's right to vote, achieving landmark victories in New Zealand (1893), the UK (1918), and the US (19th Amendment, 1920), fundamentally expanding democratic participation.