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She was famous because she led a famous march
Whina Cooper's birth name is Whina Josephine Te Wake.
Whina Cooper date of birth - December 9, 1895
'Te Whaea O Te Motu', Dame Whina Cooper.
She WAS A GREAT WOMAN AND LEAD A GREAT MARCH BUT SADLY SHE DIED ON 1993 and was greatly missed
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Hohewhina Te Wake.
She only had one sister called Heretute. And she had 4 half-brothers and 3 half-sisters.
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) _ Dame Whina Cooper, a symbol of the modern Maori campaign for social justice and land rights, died Saturday at her home in Panguru. She was 98 years old.
She protested for Maori land rights. This wasn't successful.
"My Big Nanny, Dame Whina Cooper led thousands of Maori people from the North Island of New Zealand all the way to Wellington Parliament, fighting for the rights for Maori land. The actual dates my Mum told me, when she walk with my Big Nanny was around early September 1975. I hope that answers your question."