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In 19th Century New Zealand, many women were helping their husbands to work
on the land. They were part of the process of developing farms and business. Yet they
were not allowed to vote for New Zealand's government. This angered
many women who believed that they deserved the vote more than some men.
Many people did not want women to get the vote.
They thought women's views were not relevant and that they should be
looking after the home and the family. A group of women strongly believed
that women should have the right to vote. They were known as suffragists.
Imagine that it is 1890. You are a woman living in New Zealand.
You and your friends think that is unfair
that you cannot vote, yet the thief who lives across the street
from you can. You join the New Zealand suffrage movement to fight for
woman's rights. Your first job is to plan ways that you could solve the
problem of not being able to vote. In groups of 2 - 3, decide on some
solutions to this problem and say what the outcomes might be from your
solutions. Record the information on the
Problem solving chart.
This material has been produced by UNITEC Institute of Technology
under contract to the Ministry of Education.
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