Women Win The Right To Vote – 19th September 1893
On 19th September 1893, Christchurch-based suffragette Kate Sheppard won New Zealand women the right to vote. Catherine Wilson Malcolm was born in Liverpool, England in 1848 to Scottish parents – Andrew Wilson Malcolm and Jemima Souter. One of four children, young Catherine had no problem in knowing her own mind – changing the ‘C’ in …
