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eng mao Debbie McCauley ; illustrated by Helen Casey ; nā Tamati Waaka i whakamāori.
Eliza and the white camellia a story of suffrage in New Zealand
39 pages
illustrations (some colour)
Summary: Sarah Hart was pregnant with her second child when her husband, bricklayer Edward Hart, stole food to feed his hungry family. On the run for 17 months, when captured he served six years on board prison hulks. After his release the family searched for a better life and found it offered by the New Zealand Company. They arrived the year after the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi after a four month voyage. Eliza was their first New Zealander, born in 1846. A mother of 12, she became a suffragist and actively sought the vote for women, which was granted after a 'monster petition' was presented to Parliament in 1893. This bilingual book spans Eliza's life, from poverty, emigration, elections, illegitimate children, women and the vote, the trial of Minnie Dean and the formation of the National Council of Women, concluding the month following the start of World War I. THIS BOOK INCLUDES: New Zealand timeline, World suffrage timeline, Suffrage activities, classroom activities, Suffrage quiz, glossary, index and fact boxes throughout. (Publisher)
Parallel text in English and Māori.