Description

Discover the untold stories of Māori women in colonial New Zealand. During the nineteenth century, Māori women produced letters and memoirs, wrote off to newspapers and commissioners, appeared before commissions of enquiry, gave evidence in court cases, and went to the Native Land Court to assert their rights. He Reo Wāhine is a bold new introduction to the experience of Māori women in colonial New Zealand through Māori women's own words - the speeches and evidence, letters and testimonies that they left in the archive.

For historians, Māori studies scholars, and anyone interested in New Zealand history, women's history, and indigenous studies, this book:

Presents a rich and ranging collection of Māori women speaking from the nineteenth-century archive.
Brings together a wide range of nineteenth-century Māori women's voices.
Offers extensive excerpts which fill its pages make for a rich, generative reading experience.