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Meri Te Tai Mangakahia.
In 1893 Meri addressed the Maori parliament to ask that Maori women be allowed to vote for and become members of that body. Read this address
Find out more about Meri Te Tai Mangakahia.
Davis Collection, Auckland War Memorial Museum C5101
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