The petitioning process
- In 1891, Sheppard created a petition with 10,085 signatures.
- John Hall, a supporter of Sheppard, presented her petition to parliament with the proposed amendment to the existing Electoral Bill that would allow women to vote. It passed in the House of Representatives but failed in the Upper House.
- Sheppard's next petition had 20,274 signatures, but it failed again in the Upper House.
- The third petition contained 31,872 signatures, the largest petition the New Zealand parliament had ever received. The Electoral Bill passed, and the enfranchisement of women was signed into law in 1893.
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