Activity 1: The Right to Vote [4 points]
Kate Sheppard was a very famous and important New Zealander. In the late 1800s, she fought for women to have the right to vote in elections. She did this by creating petitions (lists with the names of people who supported her), running public meetings, writing letters to the newspaper, and talking to politicians.
As a result of her hard work, women in New Zealand (NZ) were first granted the right to vote in 1893. This made NZ the first country in the world to give women the right to vote. We call this right ‘women’s suffrage’.
In honour of Kate Sheppard’s work, the NZ government has put her image on the current $10 note.
For this activity, let’s imagine that the government decides to create a new $10 banknote and replace Kate with a picture of a different New Zealand woman.
On your blog, tell us who you think the government should put on the new $10 note. Please provide us with a picture of this amazing woman and a short explanation of why you have selected her as Kate Sheppard’s replacement.
Hi David,
ReplyDeleteWell done on completing another Summer Learning Journey blog post - keep up the great work!
What a cool poster you have created to display your answer and why you have chosen Valerie Adams.
I think she is a great choice as she is such an inspiration to women in sports all over the world and has done so well in her sporting career.
Do you play any sports? Or do you enjoy watching any sports?
I quite enjoy watching the cricket as well as the v8 supercars. I even got to drive a v8 supercar when I lived in Australia. It was awesome!
Until next time, happy blogging :)
Emma
Hi David,
ReplyDeleteI hope that you are having an amazing holiday celebrating New Years Day with your family. You have created a nice poster to display and answered why you have chosen Valerie Adams.
I know that you like Football and like watching it. Do you like any other sport and watch it?
I hope you reply back to my comment. Keep up the amazing work!
Khush