The, right to vote
At the turn of the century, New Zealand elected its first ever government. Richard John Seddon served as the leader of the Liberal Party from 1893-1906. Prior to 1893, only men were legally allowed to vote. This all changed in the late 1800s when a woman named Kate Sheppard lead a suffragist movement in New Zealand calling for a change in law. Her hard work finally paid off when the Electoral Act was passed into law on 19 September 1893, giving women the right to vote. New Zealand was the first country to give all women the right to vote. There were still countries in the world (e.g. Saudi Arabia) who, until recently, did not allow women to vote.
On your blog tell us what you think about the fact that women were not allowed to vote in Saudi Arabia until 2015.
- I think women should've been allowed to vote like men everyone including women have rights it's not fair they can't take away stuff like that just because 1 man has power over voting.Now that they can vote it's easier women should have been aloud to vote all along can't they just let it be. So yes women should be aloud to vote.
Kia ora Rikki-Lee,
ReplyDeleteGreat work choosing a side to argue about! You have made a great argument as to why you think women should be allowed to vote. I also agree that women should be allowed to vote and should have been allowed to vote a long time ago. I think that both women and men both have equally important things to say. Everyone should (no matter if they are a male or female) have the freedom to speak and the respect to be listened to.
It was so exciting when I first got to vote in the 2014 General Election. In New Zealand you are allowed to start voting once you're 18! I wonder how many years until you can vote? What year will it be?
Keep up the great blogging!
Noho ora mai,
Emiely :)