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Local historians weekly "Back Issues" article in the Manawatū Standard. The Manawatū/Horowhenua campaign for women's voting rights in the 1890s was led by a group of passionate advocates. These included Learmonth White Dalrymple, Margaret Giesen, her daughter Edith Giesen, Mary Alice Sorley, Clara Lethbridge, Minnie Leary, Mary Butters and Elizabeth Esther Dillon. When the local branches of the women's run Women's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU) were formed, a number of husbands offered support. The WCTU main objective was temperance, which was addressed through the lens of other women's issues, including obtaining the vote.

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Content type
Born digital
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Manawatū Standard
Date
September 17, 2022
Digitisation ID
2022Pa_IMCA-DigitalArchive_040175
Format
Born Digital
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"IMCA Digital Archive"

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women's christian temperance union,
women's suffrage,
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