Canterbury Mornings

Anna Crighton: 'Government should buy Kate Sheppard house'

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The house of a key New Zealand's women's suffrage leader is up for sale in Christchurch.It's 125 years this week since women got the vote, a landmarked event spearheaded largely by Kate Sheppard.Now, her stately Clyde Road home where much of the suffrage movement was run from is open to buyers.Historian Dr Anna Crighton told Chris Lynch she would like to see the government purchase the house and put it into the care of Heritage New Zealand.