Day 1: Week 2 Activity 2
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. Is it fair? Why or why not?
MY OPINION:
I definitely think that it was not fair for all women to wait for along period of time just to vote. Womens should be able to vote because we have a lot of amazing ideas that men might not even come up with, however they did make women vote eventually, so that was the right choice.
3 comments:
Hi Sarah
What amazing work you have done!!! This looks like you have learnt a lot from one activity... What was your least favourite part of this activity and why???
Hey there Sarah my name is Billy from the Summer Learning Journey programme. Well done for completing so many activities and putting lots of effort in.
I like what you have written. You have a clear view point and provide good reasons to support your ideas. It's cool how you comment on the fact that Saudi Arabia eventually made the right decision.
Well done and keep up the great blogging!
Billy
Hey Sarah
I can really see the all of the hard work that you have put into this activity. I also am doing the summer learning journey on my blog. What was your favrioute part about this activity? Why?
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