The Women's Suffrage Petition - Te Petihana Whakamana Pōti Wahine 1893

In 1893, New Zealand became the first country in the world with universal suffrage: all New Zealand women now had the right to vote. 

This achievement owed much to an extraordinary document: the 1893 Women's Suffrage Petition. Over 270 metres long, with the signatures of some 24,000 women (and at least twenty men), the Suffrage Petition represents the culmination of many years of campaigning by suffragists, led by Kate Sheppard, and women throughout the country.

The story of the Women's Suffrage Petition is told here, in this new edition (first published in 2017), through the lives of over 150 women who signed; alongside is the narrative of the campaign for women's suffrage. The first page of the campaign for women's suffrage. The first page of the petition is included, with twenty-one sheets representing different parts of the country

Format: Hardback
Publisher: Bridget Williams Books
Publication Date: 2023
ISBN:9781991033130