Naisten Ääni Explained

Editor:Maikki Friberg
Editor Title:Editor-in-chief
Founded:1905
Finaldate:1949
Country:Finland
Based:Helsinki
Language:Finnish

Naisten Ääni (Finnish: Women's Voice) was a feminist magazine which was published between 1905 and 1949 in Helsinki, Finland. It was started by the Naisasialiitto Unioni (Finnish: Feminist Association Union) and became affiliated with the Suomalainen naisliitto from 1907.

History and profile

Naisten Ääni was established by the Naisasialiitto Unioni in 1905.[1] The magazine ended its connection with the Naisasialiitto Unioni in 1907 and became an official organ of the Suomalainen naisliitto.[2] [3] The latter had members from Swedish- and Finnish-speaking groups in Finland.[3]

Maikki Friberg was instrumental in the foundation of Naisten Ääni and served as its editor-in-chief until her death in 1927.[1] [4] The magazine attempted to enlighten women about various topics such as women's right to vote.[4] It mostly featured political articles on women's education, their employment and emancipation and the mini-biographies of women and obituaries.[1] [2] Some of the articles were written by women.[5] The magazine sold 10,000 copies in 1917.[1]

Naisten Ääni folded in 1949.[6] Its issues were archived by the National Library of Finland.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Marjo Nieminen. Discussions on academic women and women scholars in two magazines of the Finnish women's movement, 1890–1939. Paedagogica Historica. 2023. 4. 10.1080/00309230.2023.2223524. free.
  2. Web site: Naisten Ääni-hanke. fi. Naisten Ääni hanke. 9 January 2024.
  3. Merle Weßel. An Unholy Union?: Eugenic Feminism in the Nordic Countries, ca. 1890-1940. 10138/233107. 41. University of Helsinki. PhD. 2018.
  4. Emmi Suomivirta. "Ellei tässä tehdä jotakin meidän naistemme kokoomiseksi, niin hukka meidät perii." Naisten Ääni- lehti vuosina 1905-1920. University of Turku. 2018. fi. MA.
  5. Viola Parente-Čapková. Päivi Lappalainen. Transnational Reception: Nordic Women Writers in Fin de Siècle Finland. NORA - Nordic Journal of Feminist and Gender Research. 25. 4. 2017. 10.1080/08038740.2017.1365767. 269. 158706853.
  6. Pasi Saarimäki. 43. 1. Bourgeois Women and The Question of Divorce in Finland in the Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries. Scandinavian Journal of History. 2018. free. 66. 10.1080/03468755.2017.1353192.