Vera Augusta Hjelt (1857 - 1947)

Short name Vera Augusta Hjelt
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First name Vera Augusta
Birth name Hjelt
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Date of birth 1857
Date of death 1947
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Sex Female
Place of birth Finland
Place of death Finland
Lived in Finland , Sweden
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Religion / ideology Spiritist
Education Other, School education
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Vera Augusta Hjelt was ...
related to Fanny Tavaststjerna
related to Nissinen, Alina (Alli) Augusta
related to Gripenberg, Alexandra
related to Dahlgren, Alta (Anna)
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Place(s) of Residence Finland , Sweden
Receptions of Vera Augusta Hjelt, the person (for receptions of her works, see under each individual Work)
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Vera Hjelt didn’t have change to study much when she was young. She founded a music shop and later got a scholarship holder in the seminar for teachers. She became a teacher. In Nääs, Sverige, she completed the school for carpentry teachers, as a secod woman. After that she founded a private carpentry school and also a carpentry factory in Finland. She was an active speaker and lecturer and along founding the Martha-organization. She was the editor of many children’s magazines. Hjelt was also the first female “ammatintarkastaja” (work surveyor) in Finland and a member of parliament. Jwapr14