He wāhanga tēnei nō roto mai i te pūrongo e pā ana ki te wahine tuatahi i tū ki runga i te hunga whakawā o ngā kōti o Aotearoa. Ko Miss Kingsford tōna ingoa. Taka rawa mai ki te tau 1942, ka whakahēhia ngā wāhine ki runga i te hunga whakawā. I tērā wā tonu, he tūao ō rātou mahi. I te tau 1959, ka puta ngā mautohe kia pērā anō te mana o te wahine ki ngā tāne, taha ki te mahi hunga kaiwhakawā. I te tau 1976 ka whakakorea te āheitanga o te wahine kia kaua e tū ki runga i te hunga whakawā, mēnā e hiahia ana ia. Kātahi ka ōrite te mana o te wahine me te tāne ki te tū ki runga i te hunga whakawā.
Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi
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Reference: Auckland Star, 15 October 1943, p. 5
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