mary aubert

Personal details

Full Name:

  • Mary Joseph Aubert

Lifetime:

  • 19 Jun 18351 Oct 1926
Biography

Suzanne Aubert – later Mary Joseph Aubert – was a Catholic nun, nurse, teacher and pioneering social worker, who sometimes had to battle church and government authorities in order to help those in need.

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Events In History

Articles

Crèches and early childcare

Pai Marire

  • Pai Marire

    Pai Marire (goodness and peace) was one of several new Māori faiths to emerge in the 19th century. Like many others, it was closely tied to issues of land and politics.

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  • Page 3 - The death of Carl VölknerThe killing of missionary Carl Völkner by Pai Mārire followers in 1865 shocked the colony. The government used the event to justify taking harsh action against the Pai Mārire