Jenny Matilda af Forselles
Born May 27, 1869, Elimäki. Died September 16, 1938, Helsinki.

BA 1889, MA 1900, PhD 1904, Imperial Alexander University

Swedish, German and History teacher at the Swedish private girls’ school in Helsinki, 1905–37
CEO at the Finnish Tourist Association, 1896–1905

Editor-in-chief of the Nutid paper, 1909–16
Counsellor for the Swedish department of the National Board of Education, 1920

Extraordinary official in the National Board of Social Welfare, 1918–21
Member of Parliament (Swedish People’s Party), 1909–10, 1911–17
Member of the Swedish People’s Party’s executive committee, 1906–16
Member of the board of directors of the Mannerheim League for Child Welfare, 1922–30, member of the central council 1920–38, member of the Helsinki chapter’s board, 1922–38
Chair of the Finnish Federation of Graduate Women, 1922–26
Member of the Finnish Military Institute’s board
Member of the Central Committee of Female Workers

Honours
Honorary member of the Lotta Svärd voluntary auxiliary paramilitary organisation for women
Honorary member of the Finnish Federation of Graduate Women, 1929

Photo: National Board of Antiquities
Written by Tomas Sjöblom
Translated by Joe McVeigh