suffrage_petition
Surname: 
Sheppard
Given Names: 
K. W.
Address: 
Riccarton
Sheet No: 
1
Town/Suburb: 
Riccarton
City/Region: 
Christchurch
Notes: 

Full name is Katherine Wilson Sheppard.

A biography of Kate Sheppard (1847–1934) appears in the Dictionary of New Zealand Biography (a concise version of this essay is available here.)

Images of Kate Sheppard:

Kate Sheppard, suffragist leader
Katherine Sheppard portrait
Women's suffrage stamp

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