Travelling north to Kaikoura, entering the town of Cheviot. On the left just past the church is a café combining high calibre coffee with tasty tidbits and an art gallery ("You have some nice stuff here" – "Thank you – and it's all for sale, sir").

You might, during your sojourn, wish to answer a call of nature. If by happenchance you're also masculine then, while communing with the cosmos, you'll be faced with a framed poster.

They are recommended to go home, to look after their children, cook their husband's dinners, empty the slops, and generally attend to the domestic affairs for which nature designed them.

By taking this advice they will gain the respect of all right- minded people – an end not to be attained by unsexing themselves and meddling in masculine concerns of which they are profoundly ignorant.

Can't you just imagine the snigger and the smirk on his face when he thought of, penned, then posted that? "Hehe, it'll never happen, teehee" but at the bottom there is an added comment in small print (but big enough):

This notice was used to counter the persistent demands for petition signatures prior to the passing of Votes For Women in 1893. New Zealand led the world with this bill and it is recognised by Suffrage Day, September 19th.

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