Mathilda Fredrika "Amanda" Cajander, née Nygren (10 January 1827 – 23 February 1871),[1] was a Finnishdeaconess and a pioneer within medical care in Finland.
Cajander married the doctor Anders Cajander in 1848 and had two children. In 1856, by the age of 29, however, she was widowed and her children had died.[2] After this loss, Cajander moved to train as a deaconess at the Evangelical Deaconess Institute in Saint Petersburg.[3] The wealthy Finnish philanthropist Aurora Karamsin was familiar with the institute and when she decided to open a deaconess institution in Helsinki she invited Cajander to be its first principal.[4] The institute opened in December 1867,[5] during the great Famine of 1866–68. To begin with, the institute was modest – a small hospital with eight beds, an orphanage and an asylum – and aimed to primarily help women and children and to care for the sick.[4]
In 1869 Cajander founded a children's home in Helsinki.[6]
Cajander and Karamsin are considered the first Christian philanthropists in Finland, and are credited with introducing the new idea of women having a vocation to work for the church.[4] The first deaconess educated in Finland became Cecilia Blomqvist. The secular nursing profession for women in Finland did not start until the nursing courses of Anna Broms in the 1880s.
^. Hautausmaita (in Finnish). Archived from the original on 24 May 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
^"Cajander, Amanda (1827–1871) | Biografiakeskus, Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura". www.kansallisbiografia.fi. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
^Janfelt, M. (1999). Den privat-offentliga gränsen: Det sociala arbetets strategier och aktörer i Norden 1860–1940. Nord (in Swedish). Nordisk Ministerråd. p. 177. ISBN978-92-893-0300-2. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
^ abcMarkkola, Pirjo (2011). "Women's Spirituality, Lived Religion, and Social Reform in Finland, 1860–1920" (PDF). Perichoresis – the Theological Journal of Emanuel University. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
^Marjomaa, Ulpu (2000). 100 Faces from Finland: A Biographical Kaleidoscope. FLS. p. 198. ISBN951-746-215-8.
^"p.236-7. History of the Deaconess Movement in the Christian Church". forgottenbooks.com. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
^"Hietaniemen hautausmaa – merkittäviä vainajia" (PDF). Helsingin seurakuntayhtymä. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
External linksedit
Suomen kansallisbiografia (National Biography of Finland)
January 01, 1970
amanda, cajander, mathilda, fredrika, amanda, cajander, née, nygren, january, 1827, february, 1871, finnish, deaconess, pioneer, within, medical, care, finland, bornmathilda, fredrika, nygren, 1827, january, 1827died23, february, 1871, 1871, aged, nationalityf. Mathilda Fredrika Amanda Cajander nee Nygren 10 January 1827 23 February 1871 1 was a Finnish deaconess and a pioneer within medical care in Finland Amanda CajanderBornMathilda Fredrika Nygren 1827 01 10 10 January 1827Died23 February 1871 1871 02 23 aged 44 NationalityFinnishOccupation s Nurse deaconessSpouseAnders Cajander Contents 1 Life 2 Legacy 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksLife editCajander married the doctor Anders Cajander in 1848 and had two children In 1856 by the age of 29 however she was widowed and her children had died 2 After this loss Cajander moved to train as a deaconess at the Evangelical Deaconess Institute in Saint Petersburg 3 The wealthy Finnish philanthropist Aurora Karamsin was familiar with the institute and when she decided to open a deaconess institution in Helsinki she invited Cajander to be its first principal 4 The institute opened in December 1867 5 during the great Famine of 1866 68 To begin with the institute was modest a small hospital with eight beds an orphanage and an asylum and aimed to primarily help women and children and to care for the sick 4 In 1869 Cajander founded a children s home in Helsinki 6 She is buried in the Hietaniemi Cemetery in Helsinki 7 Legacy editCajander and Karamsin are considered the first Christian philanthropists in Finland and are credited with introducing the new idea of women having a vocation to work for the church 4 The first deaconess educated in Finland became Cecilia Blomqvist The secular nursing profession for women in Finland did not start until the nursing courses of Anna Broms in the 1880s See also editMaria Cederschiold deaconess References edit Hautausmaita Hautausmaita in Finnish Archived from the original on 24 May 2021 Retrieved 24 May 2021 Cajander Amanda 1827 1871 Biografiakeskus Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura www kansallisbiografia fi Retrieved 11 December 2015 Janfelt M 1999 Den privat offentliga gransen Det sociala arbetets strategier och aktorer i Norden 1860 1940 Nord in Swedish Nordisk Ministerrad p 177 ISBN 978 92 893 0300 2 Retrieved 24 May 2021 a b c Markkola Pirjo 2011 Women s Spirituality Lived Religion and Social Reform in Finland 1860 1920 PDF Perichoresis the Theological Journal of Emanuel University Retrieved 21 December 2016 Marjomaa Ulpu 2000 100 Faces from Finland A Biographical Kaleidoscope FLS p 198 ISBN 951 746 215 8 p 236 7 History of the Deaconess Movement in the Christian Church forgottenbooks com Retrieved 11 December 2015 Hietaniemen hautausmaa merkittavia vainajia PDF Helsingin seurakuntayhtyma Retrieved 26 August 2016 External links editSuomen kansallisbiografia National Biography of Finland Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Amanda Cajander amp oldid 1171459000, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
