Fredrika Runeberg

Fiona Doyle


FREDRIKA RUNEBERG - WOMAN FOR HER TIME AND SOCIAL ACTIVIST (1807-1879)

Fredrika Runeberg, née Tengström, is known for being the wife of Finnish national poet Johan Ludvig Runeberg, but she was also one of the most accomplished women
of her time. In addition to being an author, she is considered to be the first female newspaper reporter in Finland. In Porvoo, she established a women's association and a school for destitute girls, also writing opinion pieces about women's issues, art and language issues.

The year 2007 marks the 200th anniversary of Fredrika Runeberg's birth, wich Porvoo will celebrate by holding celebrations on Runeberg Day, February 5, and her birthday, September 2. An exhibition opens at the Home of J.L. Runeberg Museum in late spring, running until the end of 2007. Link

eO members are proud to be a part of the Kvinna!Nainen!Woman! the theme being 'self portrait':

'The idea is to gather self-portraits from women from all over the world, independent of nationality, language, age, or (arts-) education and show these in an exciting and, for Pargas, different exhibition, that celebrates diversity and shows different approaches to art. For this reason, all entrants will be accepted. Some of the artworks will be selected and hung in a ‘traditional’ way, while others will become part of a strong installation that will fill one (or more) of the gallery spaces. The hanging of works will be handled in an indiscriminative way; the work of professional artists will not be prioritized to the works of so called ‘amateur artists’. ' Sandra Nyberg (Curator).