Elisabeth Lounasmaa (1851-1931) 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 1884–1889.Finsk Kvinnoförening 1884-1909. Helsingfors: Suomen Naisyhdistys. 1909 She was born to the clerk Karl Christian Avella and Maria Gustava Ekman. She was educated in Sweden at the school of

Cecilia Fryxell Ulrica Cecilia Fryxell (14 August 1806 – 6 May 1883) was a Swedish educator and principal, regarded as a pioneer within the education of girls in Sweden. The girls' school in Sweden from the mid-19th century onward was influenced by her methods ...

, and worked as a translator, as a transcriptor at the Finnish Senat, and as a teacher at the Swedish Girls school in Helsinki. In 1871 she married Viktor Löfgren (from 1906 named Lounasmaa) (d. 1909), editor in chief of the newspaper

Uusi Suometar ''Uusi Suomi'' (Finnish language, Finnish for ''The New Finland'') was a Finnish daily newspaper that was published from 1919 to 1991. The headquarters was in Helsinki, Finland. History and profile ''Uusi Suomi'' was established in 1919 as a c ...

. She was one of the founding members of the Finnish Women's Association in 1884.

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1851 births 1931 deaths People from the Grand Duchy of Finland Feminists from the Russian Empire Finnish feminists Finnish women's rights activists {{Feminism-activist-stub