Karin Dorothea Wilhelmina Åhlin (25 November 1830 – September 30, 1899) was a Swedish educator. She was the founder and director of the Åhlinska skolan in Stockholm, and its principal from 1847 to 1899.[1][2]
Karin Åhlin was born and raised in Stockholm as the eldest daughter of Major Paul Pehr Åhlin and Wilhelmina Gustafva Norberg. After the death of her mother in 1847, she was left with the responsibility of raising and educating her younger siblings at the age of seventeen. At this point, the normal profession for a middle-class girl in need to support herself was that of a teacher, and she started to give lessons in her home to not only her siblings but also to paying pupils. She was an appreciated educator and was able to accept more and more pupils, some of them as guests in her home, an enterprise which gradually developed into the expanding Åhlinska skolan. During the expanding of the school, she initially employed her sisters as teachers as they reached adulthood, and eventually also educated teachers she could provide a proper salary.[1]
Åhlin was principal of the school until 1900 and subsequently succeeded by Lydia Wahlström, who remained until 1934. Åhlin remained the school's director until her death at the age of 68 in 1899. Her work was a significant contribution to the educational system for girls, which experienced a rapid expansion in the mid-19th century from girls' schools, which only offered a shallow education, to the network of private secondary education schools for girls which covered Sweden in the 1870s, a development in which she played an important part. In 1890, Åhlin was presented with the royal medal Illis quorum meruere labores in gold for her achievements in the education of women in Sweden.[1][3]
Åhlinska skolan (1847-1939) (SE/SSA/0795 Stockholms stadsarkiv, Christina Hellgren)
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karin, Åhlin, karin, dorothea, wilhelmina, Åhlin, november, 1830, september, 1899, swedish, educator, founder, director, Åhlinska, skolan, stockholm, principal, from, 1847, 1899, Åhlin, 1898born, 1830, november, 1830stockholmdiednovember, 1899, 1899, aged, sto. Karin Dorothea Wilhelmina Ahlin 25 November 1830 September 30 1899 was a Swedish educator She was the founder and director of the Ahlinska skolan in Stockholm and its principal from 1847 to 1899 1 2 Karin AhlinAhlin in 1898Born 1830 11 25 25 November 1830StockholmDiedNovember 30 1899 1899 11 30 aged 69 Stockholm SwedenOccupationEducator Contents 1 Biography 2 See also 3 References 3 1 Bibliography 4 Further readingBiography editKarin Ahlin was born and raised in Stockholm as the eldest daughter of Major Paul Pehr Ahlin and Wilhelmina Gustafva Norberg After the death of her mother in 1847 she was left with the responsibility of raising and educating her younger siblings at the age of seventeen At this point the normal profession for a middle class girl in need to support herself was that of a teacher and she started to give lessons in her home to not only her siblings but also to paying pupils She was an appreciated educator and was able to accept more and more pupils some of them as guests in her home an enterprise which gradually developed into the expanding Ahlinska skolan During the expanding of the school she initially employed her sisters as teachers as they reached adulthood and eventually also educated teachers she could provide a proper salary 1 Ahlin was principal of the school until 1900 and subsequently succeeded by Lydia Wahlstrom who remained until 1934 Ahlin remained the school s director until her death at the age of 68 in 1899 Her work was a significant contribution to the educational system for girls which experienced a rapid expansion in the mid 19th century from girls schools which only offered a shallow education to the network of private secondary education schools for girls which covered Sweden in the 1870s a development in which she played an important part In 1890 Ahlin was presented with the royal medal Illis quorum meruere labores in gold for her achievements in the education of women in Sweden 1 3 See also editAnna SandstromReferences edit a b c Sara Backman Prytz Karin Dorothea Wilhelmina Ahlin Svenskt kvinnobiografiskt lexikon Retrieved December 1 2018 Ahlinska skolan Stadsarkivet Retrieved December 1 2018 Eva Borgstrom translated by Alexia Grosjean Lydia Katarina Wahlstrom Svenskt kvinnobiografiskt lexikon Retrieved December 1 2018 Bibliography edit Thore Gronqvist 1977 Elever i icke obligatoriska skolor 1864 1970 Stockholm Gotab ISBM 91 38 03480 8 Sara Backman Prytz 2014 Borgerlighetens dottrar och soner Kvinnliga och manliga ideal bland laroverksungdomar ca 1880 1930 Uppsala University Gunhild Kyle 1972 Svensk flickskola under 1800 talet Doctoral Theses from University of Gothenburg Further reading editKarin Ahlin at Svenskt kvinnobiografiskt lexikon Karin Ahlin Idun Nr 82 14 October 1899 Ahlinska skolan Stockholms stadsmuseum Sydvastra Vasastaden byggnadsinventering 1987 Ahlinska skolan 1847 1939 SE SSA 0795 Stockholms stadsarkiv Christina Hellgren Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Karin Ahlin amp oldid 1211652222, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
