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Posthumous Honor for Trailblazing Maori Scholar Makereti Papakura

5/1/2025

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Makereti Papakura, a trailblazing Maori woman, will be honored with a posthumous MPhil degree from the University of Oxford, nearly a century after her enrollment. Born in 1873, her groundbreaking research on Maori customs was cut short by her untimely death in 1930, just before she could present her thesis. The award ceremony is set for later this year, celebrating her enduring legacy.

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Makereti Papakura, a trailblazing Maori woman, will be honored with a posthumous MPhil degree from the University of Oxford, nearly a century after her enrollment. Born in 1873, her groundbreaking research on Maori customs was cut short by her untimely death in 1930, just before she could present her thesis. The award ceremony is set for later this year, celebrating her enduring legacy.