Whina cooper biography sample
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Whina Cooper
New Zealand Māori leader (1895–1994)
Dame Whina Cooper ONZ DBE | |
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Whina Cooper addressing the Māori land march at Hamilton in 1975 | |
| In office 1951–1957 | |
| Succeeded by | Mīria Logan |
| Born | Hōhepine Te Wake (1895-12-09)9 December 1895 Te Karaka, Hokianga, New Zealand |
| Died | 26 March 1994(1994-03-26) (aged 98) Panguru, New Zealand |
| Spouses | Richard Gilbert (m. 1917; died 1935)William Cooper (m. 1941; died 1949) |
| Children | 7 |
| Occupation | Activist, historian, schoolteacher |
Dame Whina CooperONZ DBE (born Hōhepine Te Wake; 9 December 1895 – 26 March 1994) was a New Zealand kuia (Māori elder), who worked for many years for the rights of her people, and particularly to improve the lot of Māori women.
She is remembered for leading the 1975 Māori land march from Te Hāpua to Wellington, a distance of 1,100&#