Women in History · Head-to-head
Corrie ten Boom vs Whina Cooper
Yes — based on their recorded years, Corrie ten Boom (1892–1983) and Whina Cooper (1895–1994) were alive at the same time for at least part of their lives.
Corrie ten Boom
Corrie ten Boom was a Dutch watchmaker who, with her family, helped many Jewish people escape the Holocaust by hiding them in their home, before being captured and sent to a Nazi concentration camp.
Key achievements
- Helped hide numerous Jewish refugees in her family's home during the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands.
- Was arrested and imprisoned at the Ravensbrück concentration camp after being betrayed.
- Survived the camp and later became a Christian writer and public speaker.
- Wrote 'The Hiding Place,' recounting her family's wartime experiences.
Fast fact
Ten Boom and her family hid Jewish refugees in a specially built secret space within their home in Haarlem, until they were betrayed and arrested, leading to her imprisonment in the Ravensbrück concentration camp.
Full profile of Corrie ten Boom →Whina Cooper
Whina Cooper was a New Zealand Māori elder and activist best remembered for leading the 1975 Māori land march, a 1,100-kilometer journey advocating for Māori land rights, at the age of 79.
Key achievements
- Worked for decades advocating for Māori rights, particularly for Māori women.
- Led the 1975 Māori land march, a 1,100-kilometer journey advocating for Māori land rights.
- Undertook this landmark march at the age of 79, drawing national attention to Māori land grievances.
- Became one of the most recognized figures in New Zealand's modern Indigenous rights movement.
Fast fact
Cooper led the 1975 Māori land march covering 1,100 kilometers from the far north of New Zealand to the national parliament in Wellington, an extraordinary feat undertaken at the age of 79.
Full profile of Whina Cooper →Who lived first, Corrie ten Boom or Whina Cooper?
Corrie ten Boom (1892–1983) lived first, before Whina Cooper (1895–1994), based on their recorded years.
Were Corrie ten Boom and Whina Cooper contemporaries?
Yes — based on their recorded years, Corrie ten Boom (1892–1983) and Whina Cooper (1895–1994) were alive at the same time for at least part of their lives.
What do Corrie ten Boom and Whina Cooper have in common?
Both Corrie ten Boom and Whina Cooper are grouped among our Women in History figures and lived during the Modern Era.