Meri Te Tai Mangakāhia

thumb|Meri Te Tai Mangakāhia in the 1890s Meri Te Tai Mangakāhia (22 May 1896-10 October 1920) was a suffragette from Aotearoa New Zealand. She petitioned Te Kotahitanga to allow women to vote for members of parliament and to become members of parliament themselves. She was the first woman to speak to Te Kotahitanga. Quotes I move this motion before the principle member and all honourable members so that a law may emerge from this parliament allowing women to vote and women to be accepted as members of the parliament. Found in Finigan, Nina. "Choice - Women in 19th Century Aotearoa," Auckland War Memorial Museum - Tamaki Paenga Hira, Published 19-09-2018. There are many intelligent women in New Zealand who marry men who do not know how to run their land. Excerpt from Dame Anne Salmond's Keynote at Women of Influence Forum, 2018. If we are to discuss the importance of wāhine, we are also discussing the importance of whenua. Found in Finigan, Nina. "Choice - Women in 19th Century Aotearoa," Auckland War Memorial Museum - Tamaki Paenga Hira, Published 19-09-2018. Perhaps the Queen may listen to the petitions if they are presented by her Māori sisters, since she is a woman as well. Excerpt from Meri Mangakāhia's address to Kotahitanga. [A] hui where wāhine Māori were able to discuss issues including the cessation of land sales, prohibition, and women's right to vote. Found in Finigan, Nina. "Choice - Women in 19th Century Aotearoa," Auckland War Memorial Museum - Tamaki Paenga Hira, Published 19-09-2018. External Links Category:Women from New Zealand Category: Women's rights activists Category:1896 births Category:1920 deaths