Talk:Kate Sheppard

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[edit] Birth year

This article has always had a birth year of 1847, until an anon changed it today to 1848. There seem to be plenty of sources on the web for either date, but the later date seems more authoritative, being in, for example, the 1966 New Zealand encyclopaedia [1]. Have the other sources been influenced by Wikipedia, or is there some genuine doubt about her birth year?-gadfium 23:07, 7 February 2007 (UTC)

I've included both birth years, with a footnote explaining that there are sources for both.-gadfium 07:48, 10 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Unsourced section

An anon added the following section:

==How Campaigning for the Vote affected Womens' Lives==
Many women wanted to the right to vote, but as many men believed that women had the intellectual skills of a young child, they did not agree with women having the right to vote. This became a cause for wives to go against the belief's of their husbands and help campaign to get women the vote. This led to an increase increase in divorces/annulments, and a decrease in marriages. Getting the vote for women meant sacrificing everything, even their families. New Zealand women knew that if they got the vote, they would play the leading role in Womens' Suffrages worldwide, and it made it seem all the more worth it. Women were extremely prevoked and taunted for wanting to get the vote, but they never once resorted to violence. Campaigning for the vote meant going through extraordinary tasks, such as giving up their days by knocking from door to door asking people to sign petitions. Some women also dressed in men's fashions, to show that they were equal to men, and should be given the right to vote. Many women were literate and could do mens' jobs; the WCTU emphasised on this fact to show everyone that women didn't have the mind of a young child, but equal to the mind of a grown man.

I think this material belongs more in Women's suffrage in New Zealand than it does here, but without a reference it is not acceptable in either article. It also needs wikification and a copyedit.-gadfium 00:39, 7 March 2007 (UTC) ☺

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