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Portrait or photograph of Kate Sheppard: Social reformer, suffragist, writer, and first president of National Council of Woman in New Zealand

Virtual Memorial

Kate Sheppard

A Memory Realm virtual memorial place honoring Kate Sheppard, remembered for Women's suffrage, New Zealand politics, Social reform.

1847 - 1934Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
Portrait or photograph of Kate Sheppard: Each year International Women's Day (IWD) is celebrated on March 8. The first International Women's Day was held in 191
Each year International Women's Day (IWD) is celebrated on March 8. The first International Women's Day was held in 1911. All around the world, International Women's Day represents Archives New Zealand from New Zealand, International Women's Day, 8 March - Kate Sheppard, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Why Kate Sheppard Is Remembered

Kate Sheppard is remembered for women's suffrage, new zealand politics, social reform. This public page gives visitors a concise starting point for understanding why this figure remains part of cultural, civic, scientific, or literary memory.

The page is designed as an accessible introduction rather than an exhaustive account, with source links and image credits kept visible for further reading.

A Virtual Memorial in Memory Realm

This Memory Realm memorial hall turns a map reference into a virtual place for discovery. Visitors can move from the public page to the map and then into a 3D memorial hall connected to Kate Sheppard.

The place is part of Memory Realm's virtual layer. It is not a physical marker and does not claim rights, control, access, endorsement, or affiliation connected to a real-world site.

Place Context

Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand is used as a broad spatial reference for this memorial hall because it is connected to Kate Sheppard's story, memory, or public legacy. The location is intentionally city-level or region-level so the page can provide orientation without implying a claim over a specific property or institution.

Historical Context

Katherine Wilson Sheppard was a New Zealand suffragist known for organising the 1893 Women's Suffrage Petition which resulted in New Zealand becoming the first country to establish universal suffrage.

Memory Realm presents this context for educational discovery and remembrance, with public source links and media attribution preserved alongside the page content.

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Portrait or photograph of Kate Sheppard: National Council of Women, Christchurch, 1896. From left, standing: Mrs A Ansell (Dunedin), Mrs Henry Smith (Christchur

National Council of Women, Christchurch, 1896. From left, standing: Mrs A Ansell (Dunedin), Mrs Henry Smith (Christchurch), Miss A E Hookham (Christchurch), Mrs G Ross (Christchurc

According to the National Library of New Zealand the photographer is unidentified . The record of the copy at the Hocken Collections in Dunedin identifies the studio as Wrigglesworth & Binns., http://find.natlib.govt.nz/primo_library/libweb/action/display.

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Portrait or photograph of Kate Sheppard: Kate Wilson Sheppard, circa 1914. Photographer unidentified. The above image is of Kate Wilson Sheppard (1848-1934) In

Kate Wilson Sheppard, circa 1914. Photographer unidentified. The above image is of Kate Wilson Sheppard (1848-1934) In White Ribbon , vol. 20 no. 230, 18 August 1914. Original phot

Photographer unidentified according to Archives New Zealand, Kate Wilson Sheppard. White Ribbon [1914]. Ref: PUBL-0089-1914-001. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. http://natlib.govt.nz/records/23087309, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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Portrait or photograph of Kate Sheppard: On 13 April 1896, the National Council of Women was inaugurated in Christchurch. Kate Sheppard, a prime mover in the fr

On 13 April 1896, the National Council of Women was inaugurated in Christchurch. Kate Sheppard, a prime mover in the franchise for women movement, gathered together a group of wome

Archives New Zealand from New Zealand, National Council of Women, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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