''Linda'' was a feminist literary magazine which existed between 1887 and 1905. It was the first women's magazine in the country as reflected in its subtitle, ''Esimene literatuurlik ja ajakohane ajakiri Eesti naisterahvale'' (Estonian: ''The first literary periodical for the Estonian women'').

History and profile

''Linda'' was founded by the Estonian journalist,

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and feminist

Lilli Suburg Lilli Suburg ( in Rõusa Manor – 8 February 1923 in Valga) was an Estonian journalist, writer and feminist. In 1882, she established a private primary school for Estonian girls in Pärnu, in 1885 she moved it to Viljandi where the number of pu ...

in 1887 to make Estonian women aware of the ideas of feminism. The first issue appeared on October that year. She also edited the magazine until 1893 and a short period in 1894. The headquarters of ''Linda'' was in

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. In 1891 the magazine became a regular weekly publication. It featured articles on relationships, home activities and emancipation of women. The magazine also offered translated fiction texts,

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and original works mostly written by Suburg in addition to biographies of Estonian writers. In 1894 Suburg was forced to sell ''Linda'' which continued to be published by A. Jürgenstein until 1905. All issues of the magazine were digitized by the

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