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The Rarawa (Northland) leader Whina Cooper is shown in full cry in this 1951 photo. She took over Te Puea's role as the country's greatest Māori woman leader, and is shown here addressing the first national conference of the Māori Women's Welfare League, after being elected its first president.
Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi
Reference: 1/2-040058-F
by Barry Woods
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