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Thursday, 27 May 2021

Kate Sheppard activity

 Kate Sheppard 

Hello bloggers Today I will be talking about Kate Sheppard. Kate Sheppard was born in Liverpool England in 1847. In 1885 Kate joined WCTU also known as  (The women's Christians temperance union) which aims to make women's the right to vote. Then she moved to new Zealand and Kate got on the newspaper and wanted New Zealand to be the first country to have women's vote.

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 Recall and inferences


  1. Where was Kate Sheppard born?. She was born in Liverpool england.


  1. Why do you think Kate Sheppard was placed on the $10 dollar note?. Kate Sheppard made girls vote so that's why I think she got on the ten dollar note.


  1. What does WCTU stand for? It stands for Women's christan temperance union.


  1. What are 3 actions Kate Sheppard took in her quest for women to have the right to vote? 1.She got over 32,000 womens for her petition and it was 270 meters long 2. The women’s right to vote finally became a law on the 19th of september  3. Kate Sheppard also helped organise the National council of women.

  2. True or false

(1. Was Kate Sheppard born in the 1847 )True or false

(2. Was Australia the first country to allow women to vote)True or false

(3. Did nearly 32,000 signatures were collected in her petition) True or false

(4. Could you imagine Kate Sheppard on the new 20 dollar note)True or false 

  1. summarise in your own words

She was born in Liverpool England in 1847 and she was married at 24 to a man called walter.  At the time women could not vote and she wanted women to vote so after a couple of years she joined a wctu known as women’s christian temperance union. Next she went to New Zealand and she wanted New Zealand to be the first country to let women vote.




Circle the nouns and underline the verbs

Sheppard traveled all over New Zealand, writing to newspapers, holding public meetings and talking to members of parliament.


Womens could now vote! New Zealand women were the first in the world to be able to vote.


  1. Many men didn’t believe women should have the right to vote.


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