Iida Yrjö-Koskinen

Freiherrin
Iida Yrjö-Koskinen
portrait of Iida Yrjö-Koskinen
Iida Yrjö-Koskinen c. 1914
Member of the Finnish Parliament
In office
1909–1919
ConstituencyTurku Province (south)
Personal details
Born
Iida Maria Fredrika Petander

(1857-06-12)12 June 1857
Kuopion maalaiskunta, Grand Duchy of Finland
Died18 March 1937(1937-03-18) (aged 79)
Helsinki, Finland
Political party
Spouse
Eino Sakari Yrjö-Koskinen
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(m. 1884; died 1916)​
ProfessionTeacher, journalist

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]

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