Kate Sheppard and Suffrage

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📚 Part 1: Multiple Choice & Matching

1. In what year did New Zealand women win the right to vote?

1887

1893

1901

2. Which organisation was Kate Sheppard closely associated with?

New Zealand Labour Party

Women's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU)

Royal New Zealand Yacht Club

3. Check all methods used by Kate Sheppard and other suffragists:

Organising petitions

Writing pamphlets and letters

Armed rebellion

Public meetings and lectures

4. Match the person or group (left) with their role (right).

A. Kate Sheppard

B. Richard Seddon

C. Women's Christian Temperance Union

D. New Zealand Parliament (1893)

1. Passed the law allowing women to vote

2. Leading suffrage campaigner and organiser

3. Government leader who debated suffrage

4. Group that campaigned for temperance and women's voting rights

5. Fill in the blank: New Zealand women won the vote in the year _____.

6. Name one action Kate Sheppard took to gain support for women's suffrage. (One sentence)

7. Why is New Zealand's achievement in 1893 important for other countries? (2–3 sentences)

8. Creative: Design a simple poster slogan (short phrase) supporting the vote for women. Then draw a small poster idea.