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Laura Harmaja

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Laura Harmaja
Harmaja with her two children
Born
Laura Maria Genetz

(1881-09-16)September 16, 1881
DiedJanuary 18, 1954(1954-01-18) (aged 72)
Helsinki, Finland
Occupation(s)Economist, writer
SpouseLeo Harmaja

Laura Maria Harmaja (née Genetz; September 16, 1881 – January 18, 1954) was a Finnish economist.[1][2][3] Harmaja wrote books published in Finland as well as in Germany and the United States.[4][5]

Biography

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Harmaja studied at the University of Helsinki, graduating with a bachelor's degree in 1905 and a master's degree in 1907.[6]

Harmaja worked as a teacher at the Finnish Business School [fi] 1913–1916 and 1920–1923, the Helsinki School of Merchant Commerce 1915–1918, the Finnish Postgraduate School 1914–1923 and the Helsinki School of Economics (later the Home Economics Teacher School) 1915–1951.[7] Harmaja taught at the University of Helsinki's as a professor of home economics from 1947 to 1950.

Harmaja was a member of the editorial board of Kotiliesi magazine from 1922 to 1954, vice-president of the Finnish National Association of Women and the Finnish Women's Association, and chair of the board of the Finnish School of Education and the Finnish Household Center.

References

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  1. ^ "Etusivu". kansallisbiografia.fi. Retrieved 2021-08-30.
  2. ^ "Visa Heinonen: Talonpoikainen etiikka ja kulutuksen henki". elektra.helsinki.fi. Retrieved 2021-08-30.
  3. ^ Moring, Beatrice (2010-08-11). "Rural widows, economy and co-residence in the 18th and 19th centuries". The History of the Family. 15 (3): 239–254. doi:10.1016/j.hisfam.2009.11.002. ISSN 1081-602X. S2CID 144092104.
  4. ^ "Tiedenaisia - Vetenskapskvinnor - Women of Learning". www.mv.helsinki.fi. Retrieved 2021-08-30.
  5. ^ Salleh, Ariel (June 2006). "'We in the North are the Biggest Problem for the South". Capitalism Nature Socialism. 17 (2): 44–61. doi:10.1080/10455750600704505. S2CID 218591925. ProQuest 200834944.
  6. ^ "Kuka kukin oli: H – Wikiaineisto". fi.wikisource.org (in Finnish). Retrieved 2021-08-30.
  7. ^ "Kuka kukin oli: H – Wikiaineisto". fi.wikisource.org (in Finnish). Retrieved 2021-08-30.