Personal details
Full Name:
- Meri Te Tai Mangakāhia
Lifetime:
- 22 May 1868–10 Oct 1920
Biography
Meri Mangakāhia
Meri Mangakāhia petitioned the government on land rights and argued for women’s suffrage, and actively participated in the Kotahitanga movement, the Māori parliament based at Pāpāwai, Wairarapa.
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Main image: Meri Te Tai Mangakāhia
In 1893 Meri addressed the Maori parliament to ask that Maori women be allowed to vote for and become members of that body.