Description

The purpose of this resource is to provide 20 vocabulary cards to help students to understand important words and phrases relating to the women’s suffrage campaign in New Zealand.

This Women and the Vote resource features:

20 vocabulary cards
Each card features a definition

The vocabulary words included are:

suffrage
franchise
women’s suffrage
universal suffrage
temperance
advocating
women’s rights
social reform
suffragette
suffragist
anti-suffragist
prohibition
colonial
union
lobbying
householder
petition
advocate
opponent
strategy

Aotearoa New Zealand History/Social Sciences Curriculum Links – Year 4-6:

Know: Tino rangatiratanga me te kāwanatanga | Government and organisation –

Year 4-6

Governing and Equity

Governments have selectively supported or excluded people through processes associated with voting rights, access to education, health, and welfare provision, reflecting prevailing public attitudes of the time. Often equitable treatment has been sought by people, including Māori, Chinese, women, children, and disabled people.

Key Questions:

How, over time, have various New Zealand governments restricted voting rights?
How have people advocated for their rights?

Do:

Ask rich questions to guide worthy investigations In my learning in te ao tangata | social sciences,
Think conceptually In my learning in te ao tangata | social sciences
Collect, analyse, and use sources In my learning in te ao tangata | social sciences,
Identify values and perspectives In my learning in te ao tangata | social sciences
Thinking critically about the past In my learning in te ao tangata | social sciences