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Kate Sheppard Quotes

1847–1934 New Zealand

Katherine Wilson Sheppard (10 March 1847 – 13 July 1934), born Catherine Wilson Malcolm, was a social activist in New Zealand. Her efforts helped make New Zealand the first country to give women the right to vote.

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All that separates, whether of race, class, creed, or sex, is inhuman, and must be overcome.

We are tired of having a 'sphere' doled out to us, and of being told that anything outside that sphere is 'unwomanly'. We want to be natural just for a change … we must be ourselves at all risks.

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Kate Sheppard (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.