Name Lucina Hagman Died 1946 | ||
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Organizations founded Martha organisation | ||
Lucina Hagman (born June 5, 1853; died 1946) was an early Finnish feminist and among the first female MPs in the world due to the Finnish parliamentary election, 1907.
Life and career
Hagman was the daughter of police master Nils Johan Erik Hagman and Margareta Sofia Nordman, a police chief in rural Kälviä. She was the sister of the educator Sofia Hagman and writer Tycho Hagman. She became a teacher and Jean Sibelius might be the most famous individuals to study at her school. She became active in women's causes serving in Parliament from 1907 to 1917. Lucina Hagman also founded the Martha organisation, served as the first chair of Unioni, The League of Finnish Feminists, and was active in the peace movement. She also wrote a biography of Fredrika Bremer.
References
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