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Women go to the polls, 1893

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Street scene as women vote in New Plymouth

These New Plymouth women are going to the polls for the first time at the 1893 general election. New Zealand women fought for the vote in the hope that it would lead to more effective legislation to combat problems such as family violence.

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Nancy Swarbrick, Family violence – Family violence in the 19th century, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/28286/women-go-to-the-polls-1893 (accessed 5 June 2026).

Story by Nancy Swarbrick, published 26 April 2011.