New Zealand Women's Christian Temperance Union
Because New Zealand was the first country to introduce universal suffrage, Sheppards work had a considerable impact on womens suffrage movements in other countries. The first unrestricted womens suffrage in terms of voting rights (women were not initially permitted to stand for election) in a major country was granted in New Zealand.The womens suffrage bill was adopted mere weeks before the general election of 1893.
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- Website: https://www.wctu.org.nz/
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- Email: admin@wctu.org.nz (No linked source recorded for this statement.)
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Because New Zealand was the first country to introduce universal suffrage, Sheppards work had a considerable impact on womens suffrage movements in other countries. The first unrestricted womens suffrage in terms of voting rights (women were not initially permitted to stand for election) in a major country was granted in New Zealand.The womens suffrage bill was adopted mere weeks before the general election of 1893.
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