Discussions on academic women and women scholars in two magazines of the Finnish women’s movement, 1890–1939

This article focuses on the history of Finnish academic women and examines discussions about women’s education scholars that took place in two magazines movement between 1890 1939. The how addressed topics represented scholars. results indicate at first, access to higher complex status female students university were centre attention discussions. supplemented by new tones, strengthening support for educational equality relation human rights with utilitarian perspectives. emphasis shifted during first decade twentieth century, when raised public awareness career paths representations also highlighted efforts promote scholarly work pioneering circles.