Women's Suffrage in New Zealand.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Grimshaw, Patricia.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

New Zealand--Government and politics.

Women--Suffrage--New Zealand.

Women--Suffrage.

Local Subjects:

New Zealand--Government and politics.

Women--Suffrage--New Zealand.

Women--Suffrage.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (346 p.)

Place of Publication:

: Auckland University Press, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The definitive account of the New Zealand suffrage movement, <I>Women's Suffrage in New Zealand</I> remains the only study of how New Zealand became the first country in the world to give women the vote. It tells the fascinating story of the courage and the determination of the early New Zealand feminists led by the remarkable Kate Sheppard, whose ideas and attitudes still resonate today.<div></DIV>

Contents:

Cover; Half-title; Title Page; Preface; Table of Contents; Illustrations; Introduction; 1 : The New Woman; 2 : Early Parliaments and Women's Rights; 3 : Women and the Temperance Movement; 4 : The Women's Christian Temperance Union; 5 : The Suffrage Movement Gathers Way; 6 : The Movement in Full Swing; 7 : The Politicians' Dilemma; 8 : The Debate on Women's Suffrage; 9 : Success; 10 : The First Election; 11 : Liberals, Teetotallers, or Feminists?; 12 : Post Mortem on the Suffrage; Bibliography; A, B, C; Index; D, E, F; G, H, I; J, K, L; M, N, O; P, Q, R; S, T, U; V, W, X; Y, Z; Plates

Copyright

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

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ISBN:

9781775582434

1775582434

OCLC:

865330033