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# Kate Sheppard

(1847–1934)   Women's Rights Activist

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Kate Sheppard was a women's rights activist, best known for *Spelling*.

## Quick Facts About Kate Sheppard

Born March 10, 1847

Died July 13, 1934

Profession Women's Rights Activist

Notable works Spelling

## About Kate Sheppard

Katherine Wilson Sheppard was a New Zealand suffragist known for organising the 1893 Women's Suffrage Petition which resulted in New Zealand becoming the first country to establish universal suffrage.

##  Quotes by Kate Sheppard

> [Do not think your single vote does not matter much. The rain that refreshes the parched ground is made up of single…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kate-sheppard/do-not-think-your-single-vote-does-not-matter-much-the-rain-that/)

Kate Sheppard

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cba/kate-sheppard-74608_doe_do-not-think-your-single-vote-does-not-m_513026.png)

> [The question for me is whether we can keep Earth a safe, pleasant place for humankind and the ecosystems we rely on.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kate-sheppard/the-question-for-me-is-whether-we-can-keep-earth-a-safe-pleasant/)

Kate Sheppard

[Earth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/earth/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0f7/kate-sheppard-74608_earth_the-question-for-me-is-whether-we-can-ke_701381.png)

> [All that separates, whether of race, class, creed, or sex, is inhuman, and must be overcome.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kate-sheppard/all-that-separates-whether-of-race-class-creed-or-sex-is-inhuman-and/)

Kate Sheppard

[Class](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/class/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e83/kate-sheppard-74608_class_all-that-separates-whether-of-race-class_724473.png)

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