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Kate Sheppard, the head of the franchise and legislation department of the Women's Christian Temperance Union, became the most prominent leader of the suffrage campaign.
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I don't think anyone has published a collection of her speeches and they certainly aren't available online, your best bet would be to check the manuscript references in the biography of Kate Sheppard written by Judith Devaliant (Penguin, 1992).
There is at least one of her speeches in C. MacDonald (ed.), The vote, the pill and the demon drink, Bridget Williams Books, Wellington, 1993
Jamie Mackay
Hello there,
I'm a teacher student and I'm finding it difficult to find these speeches, even with the library's help. this is appalling.
Have you had any luck?
hi
i am doing a year 13 research project on the speeches of kate sheppard but i am having the hardest time trying to actually find a speech! especiallt the 'is it right' speech. please please please help me if you have any information or even the actual speech could you e-mail me a.s.a.p i would be forever greatful!!
thanx
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