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 Ilmi Lovisa Hallsten (née ''Bergroth''; 25 December 1862, in Föglö – 4 January 1936) was a Finland, Finnish secondary school teacher and politician. She was a member of the Parliament of Finland from 1919 to 1922, representing the National Co ...

. She took a

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in 1923. She worked as a secretary in the Finnish Red cross and at the

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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.

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1897 births 1956 deaths Finnish feminists Finnish women's rights activists {{feminism-activist-stub