Standing in the Sunshine: A History of New Zealand Women Since They Won the VoteStanding in the sunshine is an illustrated social history of New Zealand women since they won the vote in 1893. New Zealand had the distinction of being the first country in the world where women's struggle for the vote resulted in success. This book explores all aspects of women's lives from 1893 to 1993, turning up new and unexpected moments in New Zealand women's history. |
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Page 45
... took her simplicity with her and never changed . She didn't try to be sophisticated ... she had to work it differently from any other MP.20 In the twenty years she represented Western Maori , Iriaka Ratana spoke only occasionally in ...
... took her simplicity with her and never changed . She didn't try to be sophisticated ... she had to work it differently from any other MP.20 In the twenty years she represented Western Maori , Iriaka Ratana spoke only occasionally in ...
Page 144
... took dra- matic form . In 1971 , as Robert Muldoon took the speaker's rostrum at Waitangi , members of Nga Tamatoa advanced through the crowd in a block , wearing wreaths and black clothing to protest at the empty ceremony of Waitangi ...
... took dra- matic form . In 1971 , as Robert Muldoon took the speaker's rostrum at Waitangi , members of Nga Tamatoa advanced through the crowd in a block , wearing wreaths and black clothing to protest at the empty ceremony of Waitangi ...
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... took my mother down to Christchurch to meet his mother , she opened the door , took one look at her and shrieked " She's black ! " and fainted . Nobody on our side of the family was offended . My mother was very beautiful , with long ...
... took my mother down to Christchurch to meet his mother , she opened the door , took one look at her and shrieked " She's black ! " and fainted . Nobody on our side of the family was offended . My mother was very beautiful , with long ...
Contents
THE BOSOM OF THE FAMILY | 54 |
Influenza Epidemic | 86 |
KNOWING NO BOUNDS | 108 |
Copyright | |
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