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8 Thursday September 13 2018 Latest Christchurch news at www.star.kiwi The Star News From Sheppard to now - 125 years As we approach the 125th anniversary of women’s suffrage in New Zealand on September 19, reporter Sophie Cornish looks into the events which led to the breakthrough in women’s rights ABOUT 125 years ago, Kate Sheppard gathered sheets of petition paper, pasted them together and rolled them around a broom handle. The document, which became known as the monster petition, gained more than 25,000 signatures and led New Zealand to becoming the first selfgoverning country in the world to give women the vote. Next Wednesday marks the 125th anniversary of when Sheppard submitted 13 petitions to the House of Representatives in 1893. Member of Parliament and suffrage supporter Sir John Hall took the monster petition into the House and unrolled it down the central aisle of the debating chamber. It is said to have hit wall, making a thudding noise. Then on September 19, the Electoral Act 1893 was passed after being signed by Governor David Boyle, giving all women in New Zealand the right to vote in parliamentary elections. Less than two months later more than 109,000 women enrolled to vote in the 1893 election. The Women’s Christian Temperance Union along with Sheppard had campaigned for the right to vote since the mid-1880s. Women travelled long distances to hear lectures, speeches, attend meetings and sign petitions. But entrenched views of male domination, media backlash and counter-petitions are said to have slowed the process. Sheppard, formerly known as Katherine Wilson Malcolm was born in Liverpool and arrived in RIGHTS: New Zealand women voted for the first time in the 1893 election after Kate Sheppard (inset) led the suffrage movement, PHOTO: ALEXANDER TURNBULL LIBRARY Lyttelton in 1869 on the Matoaka ship. In 1871, she married Walter Sheppard, a grocer, merchant and city councillor in 1868. The pair lived with their one son, Douglas in the home they build, which still stands, on Clyde Rd. Mr Hall went on to be appointed mayor of Christchurch from 1906 to 1907 for the New Zealand International Exhibition in Hagley park. The Women of Influence Awards will be held in Auckland next Tuesday. Reporter Sophie Cornish spoke to three of six women nominated from Christchurch about their achievements and women’s rights Maggie-Lee Huckabee: A brain injury when she was 21, led Canterbury University professor Maggie-Lee Huckabee to begin her ground-breaking research in rehabilitation science. The Professor of Communication Disorders said “everything became quite clear” following the injury, which left her with seizures and memory loss. She wanted to go back and figure out “how you can fix brains when they are broken.” Her research is saving district heath boards million of dollars every year, including more than $1 million annually for the Canterbury District Health Board. Prof Huckabee was nominated for the awards in the innovation and science category.
Deans Ave The Star Latest Christchurch news at www.star.kiwi Thursday September 13 2018 9 Local News Now Fire rages, homes at risk of celebration for women’s rights The nomination made Prof Huckabee feel a little embarrassed, humbled and appreciated. She said her great-grandmother was a woman of influence to her. “She had been blind for 60 years and lived pretty independently . . . when I was a child she was just fabulous, she was 100 when I was 10, and I use to spend a lot of time with her.” Her great-grandmother’s perseverance encouraged Prof Huckabee to want to help people with disabilities. Eleanor Bodger: Director of Eldernet and Care Publications Eleanor Bodger is fighting back against ageism. She was nominated in the business enterprise category. Ms Bodger believes a woman of influence is someone “who is prepared to stand up and be counted.” “Addressing issues such as ageism is one of these . . . Women often felt quite invisible and now they are ageing, they feel doubleinvisible. These are big issues for women.” Her company was groundbreaking in its field when it began in 1997. Ms Bodger saw a need for a comprehensive information Grand Opening Sat 15 & Sun 16 September, 11am-3pm MAKING WAVES: Maggie-Lee Huckabee (from left), Eleanor Bodger and Julia Rucklidge been nominated for the Women of Influence Awards. service which focused on issues facing older people in New Zealand. It provides information which covers health issues to possible retirement home options. Her team spend time looking for information and services available for older people. Julia Rucklidge: Canterbury University Professor Julia Rucklidge has experienced what it feels like to be in the minority because of her gender. The Women of Influence nominee grew up with three brothers and always excelled in subjects of maths and science. “Going through high school there were one or two female students who were good in the top programmes, most were male.” Now, as a Professor of Clinical Psychology, she said though being a minority in her field helped her work harder, it shouldn’t be that way for all women. “When you are a minority you feel like you not only have to be as good, but better . . . That pressure shouldn’t be on women, it shouldn’t exist. Women are no less deserving to be in an elite group and shouldn’t have to prove themselves.” Prof Rucklidge said the university now provides better opportunities for women for learn more about leadership. “There has been a huge change in the environment relative to when I was first here. When I became a professor, I was only the third female professor in our department, but now we have had three or four more since then.” EVENTS •Women’s Suffrage Anniversary Celebration with guest speaker Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. Today, 4pm, Isaac Theatre Royal. •Kate Sheppard Celebration Tour. Saturday, 9.45am-1pm, Canterbury Workers’ Education Association, 159 Gloucester St. •Celebrating 125 years of suffrage with Canterbury University’s FemSoc and the Christchurch branch of the National Council of Women. Wednesday, noon-12.30pm, Kate Sheppard Memorial, 159 Oxford Tce. •Speakers and afternoon tea to discuss women’s rights. Wednesday, 2pm, Canterbury University Undercroft •Kate Sheppard Memorial Trust celebration and fundraiser. The Kate Sheppard Memorial Award Scholarship will be given out by Mayor Lianne Dalziel. Wednesday, 6.30- 9.30pm, Knox Church, 28 Bealey Ave. You’re invited to our Grand Opening of our spectacular new luxury apartments and 5 Acres Café this weekend, Saturday 15 and Sunday 16 September! AMI Rugby Stadium Twigger St Whiteleigh Ave Living Well Apartments Jack Hinton Dr Blenheim Rd Parking at Park Lane Lincoln Rd South Hagley Park At Living Well Park Lane, we’ve created a community where you can live the retirement lifestyle you’ve always dreamed of. We welcome you to come and enjoy our hospitality this weekend, have a coffee on us at our new 5 Acres Café and view our two wonderful furnished showhomes! Living Well Park Lane Grand Opening Sat & Sun, Sept 15 & 16, 11am-3pm 35 Whiteleigh Ave, Tower Junction. The attitude of living well. 0800 278 432 Parking available on site. Phone Trish Veronese anytime on 03 338 4495 or 027 526 0628 or email sales@parklaneretirement.co.nz www.livingwellparklane.co.nz 18752_STAR16_0818
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