Protest

Hi everyone,

Today, I will be talking about protest. It's the topic that we have been learning during hurumanu 1. We were given a page to read (in our chromebook), it's all about the protest that have happened in New Zealand. After reading some of them, we must choose one topic that we would like to talk about and research as much information. We also have to pick 3 activities that we would like to do that is related to protest topic that we will be choosing. 

The protest that I choose was the "Women suffrage petition". 

Here's the activity I did: 

What are two pieces of information that you learned from the text?

Back then before the protest happened. Men are only allowed to choose the country’s government, and women wouldn't be able to vote whenever there is an election. Mens claimed that the women’s “proper place” was at home, they said that politics are only for men. Everything changed when one woman stood up for what is right. She leads the women’s right to vote. However, in the end the testimonial appeal assisted with achieving a huge victory. A couple of months after the appeal was introduced, a law was made that gave all ladies in New Zealand the option to finally vote.New Zealand was the first country in the world to allow women to vote. In our history, women are known as wives, sisters, daughters and mothers while men are known as heroes, leaders, entrepreneurs and scientists. But the truth is that women can do what men can do. Women’s suffrage movement was extremely important, helpful and effective. Both movements were able to help society to prove women’s strength, hardworking and independent. 

Fun fact: women’s suffrage began in the mid-19 century. 

What is your opinion on the topic you read about? How do you feel about the issue?

In my opinion Kate Sheppard did the right thing. It isn’t fair if only men can vote and get involved in politics, women can too. The women’s suffrage petition affected many women these days.

Develop 3 questions about what you read.

What was one of the strategies that women used to win the right to vote?

What were some of the struggles of women’s suffrage?

When did the women’s suffrage movement end?

Question:

1. What does the term ‘women’s suffrage’ mean?

2. What year were women allowed to vote independently in New Zealand?

3. How many Prime Ministers in Aotearoa have been female?
   Do you think it’s fair that women or certain ethnicities were not allowed to vote?

4. Why do you think that women wanted the right to vote?

5. Why do you think that there are less women Prime Minister’s than male?

Answer: 

1. ‘Women suffrage’ means the right for women to vote. 

2. It was on 19 September 1893 when the governor in New Zealand called ‘Lord Glasgow’ signed a new electoral act in the law. New Zealand became the first country in the world to allow women to vote in an election. 

3. The amount of Prime Ministers in New Zealand is 40. 

4. I think they wanted to vote because some women (maybe) may want to be involved in the politics. 

5. It’s because back then in the mid-19 century, women weren't allowed to vote.

Glossary:

Strike - 

Protest - It’s a statement expressing dissatisfaction with an issue with something.  

Suffrage - Suffrage is a right to vote in a political election. 

Unions - Is an action of joining together for a group or something. 

Great depression - The great depression was an extreme worldwide depression that occured generally during the 1930’s, it started in the United State. 

Hikoi - Hikoi generally means in New Zealand a parade or a march. 

Why did I pick this cause? Why is this important in New Zealand’s history?

I picked this topic because it shows how the ‘women’s suffrage petition’ helped today’s society. It’s about ‘gender equality’, it’s basically all about the fairness between genders. 

Thank you for reading this blog.