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Interviewed in 1980, Whetū Tirikātene-Sullivan talks about the mixed reactions of her male colleagues to her pregnancy, and the challenges of balancing parenthood and a parliamentary career.
In this photograph, she appears in her parliamentary office with her baby daughter May-Ana in 1970.
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Reference: RNZ collection, 15904
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