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Armi Hallstén-Kallia
Armi Hallstén-Kallia (1897-1956) was a Finnish feminist. She was the head of the Finnish Women's Association The Finnish Women's Association (, ) is a Finnish women's rights organisation. It was founded in 1884, and is the oldest women's movement organisation in Finland. The organization was the publisher of a women's magazine, ''Koti ja Yhteiskunta'' (1 ... in 1937–1955.Finsk Kvinnoförening 1884-1909. Helsingfors: Suomen Naisyhdistys. 1909 Hallstén-Kallia was born to politicians Onni Hallstén and Ilmi Hallstén. She took a Master's degree in 1923. She worked as a secretary in the Finnish Red cross and at the League of Nations in 1926–1936. In 1937, she was elected as her mother's successor as president of the Finnish Women's Association. She was also president of the Karelian Association of Academic Women in 1939–1942. References 1897 births 1956 deaths Finnish feminists Finnish women's rights activists {{feminism-activist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Finnish Women's Association
The Finnish Women's Association (, ) is a Finnish women's rights organisation. It was founded in 1884, and is the oldest women's movement organisation in Finland. The organization was the publisher of a women's magazine, ''Koti ja Yhteiskunta'' (1889–1911), which was edited by Alexandra Gripenberg. It is a member of the International Alliance of Women, that has general consultative status with the United Nations. Presidents * Elisabeth Löfgren 1884–1889 * Alexandra Gripenberg 1889–1904 * Elin Sjöström 1904–1909 * Alexandra Gripenberg 1909–1913 * Ilmi Hallstén 1913–1937 * Armi Hallstén-Kallia 1937–1955 * Kerttu Sihvonen 1955–1960 * Tyyni Tuulio Tyyni Maria Tuulio (née Haapanen; 28 August 1892, in Karvia – 9 June 1991, in Helsinki), was a Finnish writer and translator. Tuulio was the daughter of vicar Jaakko Haapanen and Hilma Antoinette Rikberg. She graduated from high school in 191 ... 1960-1970 References External links * {{Authority co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Onni Hallsten
Gustaf Onni Immanuel Hallsten (5 January 1858, Vaasa – 26 October 1937) was a Finnish secondary school teacher, civil servant and politician. He was a member of the Diet of Finland from 1899 to 1900 and of the Parliament of Finland from 1908 to 1910 and from 1911 to 1917, representing the Finnish Party. He was married to Ilmi Hallsten Ilmi Lovisa Hallsten (née ''Bergroth''; 25 December 1862, in Föglö – 4 January 1936) was a Finnish secondary school teacher and politician. She was a member of the Parliament of Finland from 1919 to 1922, representing the National Coalition .... References 1858 births 1937 deaths People from Vaasa People from Vaasa Province (Grand Duchy of Finland) Finnish Lutherans Finnish Party politicians Members of the Diet of Finland Members of the Parliament of Finland (1908–1909) Members of the Parliament of Finland (1909–1910) Members of the Parliament of Finland (1911–1913) Members of the Parliament of Finland (1913–1916 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ilmi Hallsten
Ilmi Lovisa Hallsten (née ''Bergroth''; 25 December 1862, in Föglö – 4 January 1936) was a Finnish secondary school teacher and politician. She was a member of the Parliament of Finland from 1919 to 1922, representing the National Coalition Party. She was the head of the Finnish Women's Association in 1913–1936. She was married to Onni Hallsten. She went to the Swedish co-educational school Nya svenska samskolan (also known as '','' ), was a Swedish-language, co-educational private educational institution in Helsinki, Finland, from 1888 to 1977. History was founded in the spring of 1888 as an educational institution with nine levels. The founders were .... References 1862 births 1936 deaths People from Föglö Politicians from Turku and Pori Province (Grand Duchy of Finland) National Coalition Party politicians Members of the Parliament of Finland (1919–1922) 19th-century Finnish educators 20th-century Finnish educators Finnish women educators Fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Master's Degree
A master's degree (from Latin ) is an academic degree awarded by universities or colleges upon completion of a course of study demonstrating mastery or a high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice. A master's degree normally requires previous study at the bachelor's degree, bachelor's level, either as a separate degree or as part of an integrated course. Within the area studied, master's graduates are expected to possess advanced knowledge of a specialized body of and applied topics; high order skills in |
League Of Nations
The League of Nations (french: link=no, Société des Nations ) was the first worldwide intergovernmental organisation whose principal mission was to maintain world peace. It was founded on 10 January 1920 by the Paris Peace Conference that ended the First World War. The main organization ceased operations on 20 April 1946 but many of its components were relocated into the new United Nations. The League's primary goals were stated in its Covenant. They included preventing wars through collective security and disarmament and settling international disputes through negotiation and arbitration. Its other concerns included labour conditions, just treatment of native inhabitants, human and drug trafficking, the arms trade, global health, prisoners of war, and protection of minorities in Europe. The Covenant of the League of Nations was signed on 28 June 1919 as Part I of the Treaty of Versailles, and it became effective together with the rest of the Treaty on 10 January 1920. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1897 Births
Events January–March * January 2 – The International Alpha Omicron Pi sorority is founded, in New York City. * January 4 – A British force is ambushed by Chief Ologbosere, son-in-law of the ruler. This leads to a punitive expedition against Benin. * January 7 – A cyclone destroys Darwin, Australia. * January 8 – Lady Flora Shaw, future wife of Governor General Lord Lugard, officially proposes the name "Nigeria" in a newspaper contest, to be given to the British Niger Coast Protectorate. * January 22 – In this date's issue of the journal ''Engineering'', the word ''computer'' is first used to refer to a mechanical calculation device. * January 23 – Elva Zona Heaster is found dead in Greenbrier County, West Virginia. The resulting murder trial of her husband is perhaps the only capital case in United States history, where spectral evidence helps secure a conviction. * January 31 – The Czechoslovak Trade Union Association is f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1956 Deaths
Events January * January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan. * January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian Missionary, missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, Ed McCully, Jim Elliot and Pete Fleming, are killed for trespassing by the Huaorani people of Ecuador, shortly after making contact with them. * January 16 – Egyptian leader Gamal Abdel Nasser vows to reconquer Palestine (region), Palestine. * January 25–January 26, 26 – Finnish troops reoccupy Porkkala, after Soviet Union, Soviet troops vacate its military base. Civilians can return February 4. * January 26 – The 1956 Winter Olympics open in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. February * February 11 – British Espionage, spies Guy Burgess and Donald Maclean (spy), Donald Maclean resurface in the Soviet Union, after being missing for 5 years. * February 14–February 25, 25 – The 20th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union is held in Mosc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Finnish Feminists
Finnish may refer to: * Something or someone from, or related to Finland * Culture of Finland * Finnish people or Finns, the primary ethnic group in Finland * Finnish language, the national language of the Finnish people * Finnish cuisine See also * Finish (other) * Finland (other) * Suomi (other) Suomi means ''Finland'' in Finnish. It may also refer to: *Finnish language * Suomi (surname) * Suomi, Minnesota, an unincorporated community * Suomi College, in Hancock, Michigan, now referred to as Finlandia University * Suomi Island, Western ... * {{disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
