Hilja Pärssinen (13 July 1876, in

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– 23 September 1935, in née ''Lindgren'') was a Finnish schoolteacher, poet, journalist and politician. Along with Elvira Wilman and Hilda Tihlä was the most popular female writer in the labor movement. She served as a Member of the Parliament of Finland from 1907 to 1918 and again from 1929 until her death in 1935. During the

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in 1918, she was a member of the Finnish People's Delegation. After the defeat of the Red side, she fled at first to

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and then to

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, from where she was extradited back to Finland in 1919 to receive a 12-year prison sentence for her role on the losing side of the Civil War. She was pardoned in 1923 and returned to politics.Eduskunta/Hilja Pärssinen
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