Mary Lanwi

Mary Heine Lanwi (born February 22, 1921) is an educator, activist, and promotor of traditional handicrafts in the Marshall Islands. A female pioneer on the islands, she has been described as "perhaps the first Marshallese woman to begin employment outside the home."[1] In 1974, she was the only woman elected to serve as a delegate to the Micronesian Constitutional Convention.

  1. ^ Comp., Simon-McWilliams, Ethel (1987). Glimpses into Pacific Lives Some Outstanding Women (Revised) (PDF). Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse. OCLC 1062898035. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-09-26. Retrieved 2022-07-19.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)