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Iida Yrjö-Koskinen

Iida Yrjö-Koskinen

Finnish politician

Iida Yrjö-Koskinen (née Petander; 1857–1937) was a Finnish politician, teacher and journalist, who served as a Member of the Parliament of Finland between 1909 and 1919, first representing the Finnish Party and later the National Coalition Party.[1][2]

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Her parliamentary career included the period leading to, and declaring, Finland's independence.[2] She was also an elector in the 1925 Finnish presidential election.[1]

Yrjö-Koskinen trained as a teacher, qualifying in 1879, and working for over 20 years as a teacher, first in Hämeenlinna and later in Tampere.[1][3] In her later career she worked as a journalist.[1] She dedicated her career to improving women's rights and education, and the welfare of underprivileged people.[2]

In 1884, she married Freiherr Eino Sakari Yrjö-Koskinen [fi], which gave her the noble title of Freiherrin (Finnish: Vapaaherratar).[3]

References

  1. [1]
    "Iida Yrjö-Koskinen". Eduskunta.fi (in Finnish). Parliament of Finland. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
  2. [2]
    "Yrjö-Koskinen, Iida (1857-1937)". Kansallisbiografia.fi (in Finnish). National Biography of Finland. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
  3. [3]
    "Vapaaherratar Iida Yrjö-Koskinen kuollut". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). 20 March 1937. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
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