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.
Meri Mangakahia
Personal details
Full Name:
Meri Te Tai Mangakāhia
Lifetime:
22 May 1868 – 10 Oct 1920
Biography
Events In History
18 May 1893
Meri Te Tai Mangakāhia, a prominent advocate for Māori women, addressed the Kotahitanga Māori parliament - the first woman known to have done so.
Main image: Meri Mangakāhia
Meri Te Tai Mangakāhia was a prominent and influential Māori woman activist in the 1890s.
