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| Born | (1853-06-05)5 June 1853 |
| Died | 6 September 1946(1946-09-06) (aged 93) |
| Parent(s) | Nils Johan Erik Hagman and Margareta Sofia Nordman |
| Relatives | Sofia Hagman (sister),Tycho Hagman (brother) |
Lucina Hagman (5 June 1853,Kälviä – 6 September 1946,Helsinki) was an early Finnish feminist and among the first female MPs in the world due to the1907 Finnish parliamentary election.
Hagman was the daughter of police master Nils Johan Erik Hagman and Margareta Sofia Nordman, a police chief in ruralKälviä. She was the sister of the educatorSofia Hagman and writerTycho Hagman. She became a teacher, andJean Sibelius might be the most famous individual to study at her school.[1]
She became active in women's causes, serving in Parliament from 1907 to 1917. Of the 200 MPs elected in 1907, just 19 were women. The successful women included Hagman,Miina Sillanpää,Anni Huotari,Hilja Pärssinen,Hedvig Gebhard,Ida Aalle,Mimmi Kanervo,Eveliina Ala-Kulju,Hilda Käkikoski,Liisi Kivioja,Sandra Lehtinen,Dagmar Neovius,Maria Raunio,Alexandra Gripenberg,Iida Vemmelpuu,Maria Laine,Jenny Nuotio, andHilma Räsänen.[2]
Lucina Hagman also founded theMartha organisation, theSuomalainen naisliitto, served as the first chair ofUnioni, The League of Finnish Feminists,[3] and was active in thepeace movement.[4] She also wrote a biography ofFredrika Bremer.[5]
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