He Reo Wāhine
Throughout the nineteenth century, Maori women produced letters and memoirs, wrote to newspapers and commissioners, appeared before commissions of enquiry, gave evidence in court, and went to the Native Land Court to assert their rights. This bold work rediscovers the lost voices of Maori women from this era, through their own words.
Speeches, letters and testimonies show a vibrant culture of powerful and learned women across key themes: land sales, war, land confiscation and compensation, politics, petitions, legal encounters, religion and other private matters.
Angela Wanhalla (Ngāi Tahu, Ngāi Te Ruahikihiki, Pākehā) is a professor in the History Programme at Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka, with research focused primarily on Māori women's history.
Lachy Paterson is emeritus professor at Te Tumu, Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka, where he taught te reo Māori and Māori history.
Format: Paperback
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