Katherine Wilson Lovell-Smith (1848 – 1934) Died of old age Place of Death: Christchurch * Formerly known as Kate Sheppard – Famous Suffrage Campaigner. * 1885 – Founder of New Zealand Women’s Christian Temperance Union. * 1887 – Appointed National Superintendent. * 1893 – Won New Zealand women the right to vote. * …
William Sidney Lovell-Smith (1852 – 1929) Died of old age Place of Death: Christchurch * Second husband of famous suffrage campaigner, Kate Sheppard. William is buried at Waimairi Cemetery, Burnside, Christchurch. Photo taken by Annette Bulovic
Catherine Wilson Lovell-Smith nee Malcolm – Kate Sheppard (1848- 1934) Died of old age Place of Death: Christchurch World Famous Suffragette. Buried in Addington Cemetery, Christchurch The story of Kate Sheppard: http://www.peelingbackhistory.co.nz/catherine-wilson-lovell-smith-nee-malcolm-kate-sheppard-1847-1934/ Photo taken by Annette Bulovic
For world famous suffragette, Kate Sheppard, the following comment did little to put her off her ambitions… “…recommended to go home, look after their children, cook their husbands’ dinners, empty the slobs and generally attend to domestic affairs for which nature designed them; they should stop meddling in masculine concerns at which they are profoundly …
On 13th April 1896, at a Christchurch hosted women’s convention where eleven groups were represented, the ‘National Council of Women’ was founded (pictured). Well known suffragette Kate Sheppard was elected as its first President. Their main aim was to lobby for women’s rights and “…unite organised societies of women for mutual counsel and cooperation, and …
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 …
