THE SUFFRAGE PETITIONS
On 19 September 1893 New Zealand became the first self-governing country in the world in which all women had the right to vote in parliamentary elections. One of the significant milestones in the campaign for suffrage was the petitions organised in 1891, 1892 and 1893 by the Women's Christian Temperance Union and other campaigners. Tens of thousands of women put their names to the cause, including a brave few from Hororata District.
- 55 women from Hororata District signed the 1892 petition, including 12 who did not sign the 1893 version.
- 63 women from Hororata District signed the 1893 petition, including 20 who did not sign the 1892 version.
- The 1893 signatories from the Hororata District are found on Sheet 209 of the petition.
- Although no geographical district is noted on the original 1893 petition, the location 'Christchurch' has been added to the digital version. This does not indicate that the women physically signed the petition in Christchurch.
SIGNATURES FROM HORORATA DISTRICT
The 1892 Petition
Mary Hodgson
Jane M. Buchanan Elizabeth Donald Susan Duncan Elizabeth Baker Julia O'Shaughnessy Annie Quartermain Elizabeth Steele Charlotte W. Baker Eliza Ballagh Helena A. Rollitt Elisa Derrett Emily Oliver Susanna Davis / Davies Louisa Maffey Isabella Brown Sarah E. Thwaites Emma Barson Ellen Cordy E.A. Phillips |
Mrs J. Lorett
Isabella McIntosh Mary Brown Alice Roper R. Derrett C.G. Hirst J. Oliver M.A. Thorne M.E. Whitaker Jane Osbourne Mrs J. Prestidge Mary Hitchell Mrs McIntosh Janett Barlow Elizabeth Powell Emily A. Gray Fanny Browlee Louisa Griffiths Louisa Roper Nelly E.C. Prestidge |
Susan Tizzard
Janet Percy L. Mildred Phillips Sarah Dennis Katherine Hartnell Louise Cresswell Jane Prestidge E.A. Paget Lucy Britton L.J. Fountaine Mary Jane Chapman Louisa Napier Maggie McSweeney Mildred Hall Rose A. Hall |
The 1893 Petition
Rose A. Hall
Elizabeth Donald Susan Duncan Ann Lorett S.J. Coton Jane Prestidge Helena A. Rollitt E.A. Paget Mary A. Thorne Ellen Cordy Sarah Somerville Sophia Pearse Kate Hartnell Louise Cresswell Emily Oliver Elizabeth Baker Annie Quartermain Louisa Griffiths E.A. Phillips L. Mildred Phillips L.J. Fountaine |
A.M. Roper
E. Steele Louisa Maffey Mary Hodgson Maggie McSweeney M.A. Jones S.E. Thwaites Mary Brown Anna T. Petersen Clara H. Wilson Isabella Macintosh Isabella Macintosh Jnr Mary S. Baker Elizabeth Powell Sally E.G. Prestidge Janet Percy L.A. Jones E.C. Wakely M. Jones M. McKercher Fanny [Andrault?] |
Mary Jane Chapman
Fanny Baker M. [Martha?] Woodard Charlotte W. Baker Susanna Davies Mary Fuller Eliza Ballagh Matilda Brown Emily A. Gray Isabella Gray Jane Osbourn E. Pole S. Dennis E. Derrett Louisa Roper Mary Percy Sarah Page Susan Tizzard Lucy Britton Emma Barson Louisa Napier |