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Jenny Rossander

Educational reformer, mathematician, proponent of women's issues · Sweden · On the map · Academics · Lived 1837 to 1887 · aged 50

Jenny Rossander was a Swedish educational reformer, mathematician, women's rights activist and journalist.

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She co-founded and directed the informal evening school known as the Rossanderska kursen, which offered advanced courses in mathematics, natural sciences and Swedish for women, and contributed widely to pedagogical discourse through teaching, writing and translation.

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Country
Sweden
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1837 to 1887 · aged 50