Catalogue
Catalogue
Object Type
Name/Title
Letter from Mrs Kate Sheppard to Mrs Amey Daldy, 11 March 1904
Primary Maker
Date
1904
Physical Description
8pp on 2 leaves ; 203mm x 250mm Folded to 203mm x 125mm.
Collection
Level of Current Record
Child
Is Part Of
Public Access Text
Envelope included.
[Keywords: Mr and Mrs Paul]
Subject Notes
Kate Sheppard, was born Catherine Wilson Malcolm, at Liverpool, England, and spent her childhood in London, Nairn in Scotland, and Dublin. After the death of her father in 1862, her mother immigrated with Kate and her two brothers to Lyttelton, New Zealand. Her active public life began as a member of the Trinity Congressional Church, and graduated to her role as a founding member of the New Zealand Women’s Christian Temperance Union. Between 1887 and 1902, Sheppard was appointed national superintendent of the franchise and legislative department. In this role she co-ordinated local unions and supported their efforts to encourage temperance and women’s right to participate in politics. She led the campaign for women's suffrage, acted as convener of the economics department of the Canterbury Women’s Institute, and was elected Vice President and President of the National Council of Women (NCW). In 1903, she was honoured by the NCW for her outstanding contributions to the community, before she returned to England. After only a year away, Kate Sheppard returned to New Zealand. She continued to write in support of women’s rights in connection with the NCW and other societies she helped establish.
Last Update
04 Nov 2022
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