Elin Sjöström 1851–1936

Elin Sjöström was a Finnish feminist. She was the head of the Finnish Women’s Association in 1904–1909. She was educated at the Heinola Girls’ School and was employed there as a teacher.
She was one of the founding members of the Finnish Women’s Association in 1884, and was the deputy head in 1887–1888, its secretary in 1889–1904 and its president in 1904–1909. She was also active as the International Council of Women. In 1911, she founded the Naisjärjestöjen Keskusliitto, which became the umbrella organization of the Finnish feminist movement.
In addition, she served as a member of the board of the Pedagogical Economic School from 1891 and as its chairman from 1910 to 1928. She was also a member of the boards of the Helsinki Girls’ School and the Concordia Association. Sjöström published Vegetable Food for Everyone (1913) and Kalliinaja’s Cookery Book (1919), and she also wrote extensively for newspapers.