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Mary Haʻaheo Atcherley Quotes

1874–1933 United States

Mary Haʻaheo Atcherley (born Mary Ha'aheo Kinimaka, April 24, 1874 – March 8, 1933) was a Hawaiian activist. She was one of the first native Hawaiian women to run for public office in the Territory of Hawaii.

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Random Mary Haʻaheo Atcherley quote

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I know my people and their needs and believe that I could help them were I elected as delegate. Congress wants to help the Hawaiians, but congress is 6,000 miles away and cannot understand.

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Mary Haʻaheo Atcherley (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.