Alli Nissinen

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Alli Nissinen
Alli-Nissinen-1907.jpg
Member of Parliament
In office
1907–1909
ConstituencyWest Kuopio
Personal details
Born26 December 1866
Iisalmi, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire
Died11 April 1926(1926-04-11) (aged 59)
Helsinki, Finland
Political partyYoung Finnish Party

Alina Augusta Nissinen (26 December 1866 – 11 April 1926) was a Finnish educator and politician. A member of the Young Finnish Party, she was elected to Parliament in 1907 as one of the first group of female MPs. She remained an MP until 1909.

Biography[]

Nissinen was born in Iisalmi in 1866.[1] After attending a girls' school, she trained to be a teacher.[1] She taught geography and religion at the Helsingin Suomalainen Yhteiskoulu between 1889 and 1899, and the Helsingin Uusi yhteiskoulu from 1898 until 1916.[1] She also ran her own Alli Nissinen School of Preparation between 1889 and her death, and served as chair of the Teachers' Association.[1]

She served as vice-president of the Naisasialiitto Unioni women's organisation and was chair of the Martha organisation. In 1903 became editor-in-chief of the organisation's Emänttä magazine, a role she held for the rest of her life.[1] She also wrote several children's books, plays and poetry.[2]

Nissinen contested the 1907 elections on the Young Finnish Party's list in West Kuopio and was one of 19 women elected to parliament. She was re-elected in 1908, serving until May 1909.[1] During her time in parliament she sat on the Committee on Legal Affairs.[1]

She died in Helsinki in 1926.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Alli Nissinen Parliament of Finland
  2. ^ The first women Members of Parliament in Finland, 1907-1908 University of Helsinki
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