Kate Sheppard Memorial

20 September 2020

The Kate Sheppard National Memorial on the day after Suffrage Day.

The memorial is a large cast bronze depiction of women in New Zealand, flagged by two bronze plaques inscribed with the history of the Women’s Suffrage movement in New Zealand, mounted on a upright ornate concrete plinth. It was sculpted in 1993 by Margriet Windhausen. The memorial features 6 suffragettes: Meri Te Tai Mangakahia, Helen Nicol, Kate Sheppard, Ada Wells, Harriet Morison and Amey Daldy.

Creator: kebabette

Area: Central City / Cathedral Square North

Source: View in canterburystories.nz

Reference ID: CCL-DW-131161

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