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19 September
19 September
1893
Women win the right to vote
When the governor, Lord Glasgow, signed a new Electoral Act into law, New Zealand became the first self-governing country in the world in which women had the right to vote in parliamentary elections.
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This Week in History
4 July
1868
Te Kooti escapes from the Chathams
5 July
1881
Poll tax imposed on Chinese
6 July
1923
Main Trunk Line express train disaster
7 July
1916
New Zealand Labour Party founded
8 July
1862
New Zealand’s first prize fight?
9 July
1986
Homosexual Law Reform Bill passed
10 July
1967
New Zealand adopts decimal currency