Activity Fifteen – Who is Kate Sheppard and Why she is on our $10 note

Who is Kate Sheppard and Why she is on our $10 note 

Have you ever wondered why there is a lady in our $10 dollar note? Well welcome and today I will be explaining who Kate Sheppard is and why she is on our $10 dollar note. 

Who is Kate Sheppard and why is she on our $10 dollar note?

1.  Kate was a leader who let women the right to vote in New Zealand. 
2.  She was often called a leading suffragist (Someone who supports the right to vote)
3.  Kate Became a key leader around 1887.
4.  She was a strong believer in women’s rights and was also a skilled Writer & Speaker. 
5.  When Years passed she recently passed away on July 13th, 1934, In Christchurch, New Zealand. 
6.  Kate Sheppard is on our $10 dollar note to honour her role as the leader of women’s suffrage movement. 
7.  She was the first lady to grant women the right to vote in 1893.
8.  In 1893, her work made New Zealand the first country in the world to let all women vote. 
9.  The note also has a white camellia flower next to her, Which is a symbol of the women’s fight to vote. 
10. After winning the vote for women, she was elected as the first president of NCWNZ ( National Council of Women of New Zealand ) When it was founded in 1896. 

Now since you know Kate Sheppard and why she is on our $10 Dollar note, Who is on our $5 dollar note?

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