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''Naisten Ääni'' () was a feminist magazine which was published between 1905 and 1949 in Helsinki, Finland. It was started by the Naisasialiitto Unioni () and became affiliated with the Suomalainen naisliitto from 1907.


History and profile

''Naisten Ääni'' was established by the Naisasialiitto Unioni in 1905. The magazine ended its connection with the Naisasialiitto Unioni in 1907 and became an official organ of the Suomalainen naisliitto. The latter had members from Swedish- and Finnish-speaking groups in Finland.
Maikki Friberg Maria (Maikki) Elisabeth Friberg (5 January 1861 – 6 November 1927) was a Finnish educator, journal editor, suffragist and peace activist. She is remembered for her involvement in the Finnish women's movement, especially as chair of the Finnish ...
was instrumental in the foundation of ''Naisten Ääni'' and served as its editor-in-chief until her death in 1927. The magazine attempted to enlighten women about various topics such as
women's right to vote Women's suffrage is the women's rights, right of women to Suffrage, vote in elections. Several instances occurred in recent centuries where women were selectively given, then stripped of, the right to vote. In Sweden, conditional women's suffra ...
. It mostly featured political articles on women's education, their employment and emancipation and the mini-biographies of women and obituaries. Some of the articles were written by women. The magazine sold 10,000 copies in 1917. ''Naisten Ääni'' folded in 1949. Its issues were archived by the
National Library of Finland The National Library of Finland (, ) is the foremost research library in Finland. Administratively the library is part of the University of Helsinki. From 1919 to 1 August 2006, it was known as the Helsinki University Library (). The Nationa ...
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