Today's post is about Kate Shepard, she was an amazing person, Kate protested for a very long time for woman's rights.In 1893 Kate Shepard and her fellow suffragists gathered the signatures (names)of nearly 32,000 women all over the globe to sign a petition. Kate travelled the country,Writing to newspapers, holding public meetings and lobbying members of the parliament. Then she had manged to finally get women the right to vote. NZ was the first country in the world where women were able to vote.
Facts:
1. She was born in Liverpool in 1847
2. She was on the 10$ note because she granted new Zealander the first ever country in the world to ever vote in 1893
Kate Shepard!!!