Kate Sheppard vs Thomas Edison
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Compare the life timelines of Kate Sheppard (1848–1934) and Thomas Edison (1847–1931) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 83 years, from 1848 to 1931.
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Kate Sheppard (1848–1934)
- — Born in Liverpool, England Verified
- — Emigrated to New Zealand Verified
- — Married Walter Allen Sheppard Verified
- — Joined the Woman's Christian Temperance Union of New Zealand Verified
- — Appointed leader of the WCTU suffrage campaign Verified
- — Presented the 1893 suffrage petition to Parliament Verified
- — New Zealand granted women the vote Verified
- — Became first president of the National Council of Women of New Zealand Verified
- — Married William Lovell-Smith Verified
- — Died in Christchurch, New Zealand Verified
Thomas Edison (1847–1931)
- — Born in Milan, Ohio Verified
- — Opened his research laboratory at Menlo Park, New Jersey
- — Announced the invention of the phonograph Verified
- — Gave the first public demonstration of his incandescent lamp Verified
- — Died in West Orange, New Jersey Verified