202:, made the same request. They married in 1971 and had a son. Finding it difficult to get to the university from the school where she had been posted, she began a job, writing course material for a community education programme. This enabled her to return to the university. She initially enrolled in a Bachelor of Education degree course before transferring to study history. While studying she continued to work, despite having had a second child. She graduated in 1977 with First-Class Honours. In 1978-81, accompanied by her husband, she studied for a master's in political science at the
234:. After completing this degree, she concentrated on teaching at UPNG and became head of the history department, teaching courses such as "Gender Issues in PNG", "Colonialism and Nation Building" and "South-East Asian History". Preferring teaching to administration, she resigned from her position as deputy dean of the school of humanities and social sciences in order to concentrate on teaching. She pioneered teaching of gender studies in PNG, authored or co-authored reports on subjects including gender-based violence and
238:, and contributed opinion pieces to newspapers and magazines. She was a regular contributor to conferences, seminars, and workshops, with a particular interest in PNG Women's Political History, Oral History, Witchcraft, Gender and Development, and Nation Building. She played an important role in moves to have nominated seats for women in provincial and local councils.
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