Image: Flickr: Christchurch City Libraries CC by NC-SA 2.0
The Kate Sheppard Memorial is in Oxford Street, Christchurch. It is a beautiful depiction of these courageous and resilient women. It was unveiled on 19 September 1993 to commemorate 100 years since women in New Zealand were given the right to vote. White camellias have come to represent women's rights. They were given out to women who signed the petition and as a sign of support for the efforts being made by Kate Sheppard and others in the suffrage movement.
For more information about who the women are in the statues and what is inscribed on the memorial go to Kate Sheppard Memorial.
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