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.

http://tourism.porvoo.fi/en/stories_of_porvoo/fredrika_runeberg

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).