Hei, Ākenehi

Submitted by Caren Wilton on March 11, 2015 - 14:16

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Hei, Ākenehi
Year of Birth: 
1877
Year of Death: 
1910
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Te Whakatōhea and Te Whānau-a-Apanui; nurse, midwife
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Pioneering Māori nurse Ākenehi Hei had to balance her Pākehā medical training with the traditions of her people.

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1 878
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