Ana Kata Nau was a
Tongan attorney. She was the first female attorney in
Tonga
Tonga, officially the Kingdom of Tonga, is an island country in Polynesia, part of Oceania. The country has 171 islands, of which 45 are inhabited. Its total surface area is about , scattered over in the southern Pacific Ocean. accordin ...
.
Life
Ana Kata Nau was born on March 17, 1899, at
Nelafu,
Vavau, Tonga to
Tevita Kata Nau II (a reverend minister) and Sela Mahe. She received her education from
Tupou College
Tupou College is a Methodist boys' secondary boarding school in Toloa on the island of Tongatapu, Tonga. It is located on the Eastern District of Tongatapu near the village of Malapo. The school is owned by the Free Wesleyan Church of Tonga. Est ...
in
Nukualofa, Tonga, and initially embarked on careers as an educator (1921-1926; 1929) and nurse (1926-1929) before graduating as a lawyer. She died in 1996.
See also
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List of first women lawyers and judges in Oceania
This is a list of the first women lawyer(s) and judge(s) in States and territories of Australia#States and territories, Australia and :File:Oceania UN Geoscheme Regions.svg, Oceania. It includes the year in which the women were admitted to practi ...
References
1899 births
1996 deaths
Tongan lawyers
20th-century Tongan women
People from Vavau
20th-century women lawyers
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