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ʻAna Kata Nau

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ʻAna Kata Nau
Born(1899-03-17)March 17, 1899
Died1996 (aged 96–97)
NationalityTongan
Alma materTupou College
OccupationAttorney
Known forFirst female attorney in Tonga

ʻAna Kata Nau was a Tongan attorney. She was the first female attorney in Tonga.

Life

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ʻAna Kata Nau was born on March 17, 1899, at Nelafu, Vavaʻu, Tonga to Tevita Kata Nau II (a reverend minister) and Sela Mahe.[1] She received her education from Tupou College in Nukuʻalofa, Tonga, and initially embarked on careers as an educator (1921-1926; 1929) and nurse (1926-1929) before graduating as a lawyer.[2] She died in 1996.[3][4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Nau, Semisi (1996). Semisi Nau, the Story of My Life: The Autobiography of a Tongan Methodist Missionary who Worked at Ontong Java in the Solomon Islands. editorips@usp.ac.fj. ISBN 9789820201149.
  2. ^ Pacific Islands Year Book and Who's who. Pacific Publications. 1963.
  3. ^ "Ana Kata Nau (1899-1996) • FamilySearch". FamilySearch. Retrieved 2019-08-23.
  4. ^ Wood-Ellem, Elizabeth (2007-06-01). Tonga and the Tongans: heritage and identity. Tonga Research Association. ISBN 9780646474663.