Kate Sheppard's activism and engagement with politics began after listening to or reading about a talk by Mary Leavitt from the Woman's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU) of the United States.
Aktivisme dan keterlibatan Katherine dengan politik bermula selepas mendengar atau membaca perihal perbincangan oleh Mary Greenleaf Clement Leavitt dari Woman's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU) Amerika Serikat.