Women's Suffrage Movement in New Zealand

Introduction to Women's Suffrage

The Women's Suffrage movement of New Zealand was a significant forward movement for equality between men and women in New Zealand and important political issue however not only in New Zealand but throughout the world as New Zealand became the first self governing nation to allow Women the right to vote. By gaining the right to vote Women wished to abolish through their strategic voting put in place members in parliament whom would abolish or at least put prohibition on alcoholic services available to men. Also the idea that New Zealand was the leader in the Women's Suffrage Movement with the idea throughout the world that New Zealand was the flagship for Women's Suffrage.