Historical FigureFemale
Tekla Hultinová
1864 – 1943
About this person
Wikipedia SummaryThekla (Tekla) Johanna Virginia Hultin was a Finnish journalist, politician and feminist. She was the first woman in Finland to be awarded a Ph.D. She was a journalist at Päivälehti, the newspaper of the Young Finnish Party, founded the Women's Kagal resistance organisation during the Russification of Finland, and played a central role in securing women's suffrage in 1906. She served as a Member of Parliament from 1908 to 1924.
Biographical & Professional Details
Date of birth
April 18, 1864
Jaakkima
Date of death
March 31, 1943
Helsinki
Citizenship
Finland · Grand Duchy of Finland
Occupations & fields
politicianjournalistmember of the Parliament of Finlandactuary
- Field and occupation
- finská politička a novinářka
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