Annie Furuhjelm

Overview

Annie Fredrika Furuhjelm born Novoarchangelsk, Russian Alaska December 11, 1859 (d. 1937). Finnish journalist; feminist; member of parliament, 1914-24, 1927-9; founder of WILPF.

Quotations

"In spite of differences of tradition and climate, of race, religion, and language, we feel we have all something in common." (Rupp, Worlds of Women, p. 109; photo 1859, http://bit.ly/wC7EcD)