1896 National Council of Women is founded

The National Council of Women of New Zealand is a lobbying group for women's rights. Women in New Zealand won the right to the vote in 1893. Three years later in 1896, the National Council of Women of New Zealand was established at a women's convention in Christchurch. Kate Sheppard, who had led the campaign for women's suffrage, was elected as the first President. Other founding members included: Anna Stout, Margaret Sievwright, Annie Schnackenberg, Wilhelmina Sherriff Bain, and Ada Wells. The Council went into recess in 1906.