National MPs Celebrate Women's Suffrage
Thursday, 20 September 2001, 9:55 am
Press Release: New Zealand National Party
19 September 2001
New Zealand women were the first
women in the world to win the right to vote on 19 September
1893 and National MPs celebrated that important occasion
with a picnic in the sunshine on the front lawn of
Parliament today.
National's Women's Affairs spokesperson
Anne Tolley said it was important for all of National's MPs
to celebrate this important day in New Zealand's political
history.
"Too often we see only women marking this
milestone. The reality is that we need to recognise
achievements of such importance together, men and
women.
"The women who worked to achieve Women's Suffrage
did so with the support of men from all over New Zealand and
let's not overlook that a male-only Parliament passed the
legislation.
"It is essential that this day in history
is seen as a New Zealand achievement, not just a women's
achievement," Anne Tolley said.
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