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| Born | (1870-02-17)February 17, 1870 Vaasa, Finland |
| Died | July 21, 1950(1950-07-21) (aged 80) Helsinki, Finland |
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Ester Ståhlberg, néeElfving (February 17, 1870 – July 21, 1950) was a Finnish writer and educator and the firstFirst Lady of Finland. She was the wife of presidentKaarlo Juho Ståhlberg.
The daughter of Karl Oskar Elfving, mayor, and Jenny Nyman, she was born Ester Elfving[1] inVaasa, went on to study inOulu[2] and then continued with post-graduate studies inHelsinki. For a time, she taught Swedish.[3]
After the death of her first husband in 1917, she was named to the child welfare department of the FinnishMinistry of Social Affairs.[3]
From 1912 to 1919, Ståhlberg served on the editorial board ofValvoja magazine. She was editor ofAamu magazine from 1926 to 1931.[3]
She also published novels and biographies, including a biography ofMathilda Wrede.[4]
In 1922, she foundedKoteja kodittomille lapsille ("Home for Homeless Children"), later known asPelastakaa Lapset ("Save the Children").[4]
Ståhlberg was married twice: first to Karl Hällström, a pharmacist, who died in 1917. In 1920, she married the widowerKaarlo Juho Ståhlberg, during his term as the firstPresident of Finland.[2]
She died in Helsinki.[3]
