Personal details
Full Name:
- Mary Joseph Aubert
Lifetime:
- 19 Jun 1835–1 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.
Read more...Events In History
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14 October 1892Suzanne Aubert appointed Mother SuperiorMother Aubert, known initially in her religious life as Sister Mary Joseph, was appointed to a newly established order at Hiruharama (Jerusalem) on the Whanganui River Read more...
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9 April 1850Sisters of Mercy arrive in New ZealandNine Sisters of Mercy arrived in Auckland on the Oceanie with Bishop Pompallier and a number of priests. Read more...
Articles
Crèches and early childcare
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.
- 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
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Main image: Wellington crèche report, 1903
