Kate Sheppard was born on March 10th 1848 in Liverpool England. In 1869 Kate and her siblings immigrated with her mother to Christchurch New Zealand. Her siblings were Frank, Isabella and Robert. She is famous for being the Women’s Suffrage Leader. Her parents are Andrew Wilson Malcolm and Jemima Crawford Souter.
Sheppard became famous in 1887. She was the first president of the National Council of Women. She promoted Women's Suffrage by organising petitions and public meetings by writing letters to the press, and by developing contacts with politicians. In 1893, Kate and her suffragettes gathered nearly 32,000 signatures from women. The petition was 270m long.
In 1885 she founded the Women’s Christian Temperance Union and two years later became leader of the Suffrage campaign. Sheppard won a memorial trust award in New Zealand. Kate would always donate such things as food, money and much more to the poor.
Kate got married to Walter Sheppard in 1871 - 1915. She was married to him for forty four years. Douglas passed away on March 16th 1910 and he only lived for 29 years. After his death, she married William Sidney Lovell-Smith. She was married to William for four years. Kate Sheppard had a child named Douglas Sheppard. Douglas was born October 8th 1880. His father was Walter Sheppard.
Kate Shepard passed away on July 13th 1934 in Christchurch. She was 86 years old. If we did not have Kate Sheppard women would not be allowed to vote and now that we had her, everyone can vote now. Kate Sheppard was an unsung hero to all women. New Zealand was the first country in the world to allow women the right to vote. She started a movement in which other countries followed.
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