Kalniņa was born in the village of Vanči in Courland Governorate, Russian Empire (today in Latvia) on 24 February 1874. She finished four grades of schooling in 1890 in Jelgava, where the language of instruction was German, not Latvian. She was admitted into the sixth grade of the Jelgava Gymnasium at the age of 20 and graduated in 1897 having completed the seventh grade. In the meantime, she had gone to St Petersburg, the capital of the Russian Empire, in an attempt to further her education, but was forced to return home in 1896 by financial difficulties. Kalniņa met her future husband, Pauls Kalniņš, in 1895 and they married three years later. They had one son, the politician Brūno Kalniņš. During the German occupation of Latvia during World War II, she and her husband participated in the pro-independence Latvian Central Council. After her husband's death in 1945, she fled to Sweden and lived there until she died in 1964.[1]
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While still a student, Kalniņa was one of the founders of a literary group, Aurora (Latvian: Austra), that rejected the bourgeois idea that women's roles in life were limited to Kinder, Küche, Kirche. In the mid-1890s, she became involved in the New Current (Latvian: Jaunā strāva) and the beginnings of the social democratic movements. While in St Petersburg, she participated in the activities of the Social Democrats there and then became active in organizing the social democratic group in Kurzeme from 1901 to 1903. Kalniņa and her husband left Russia that same year and lived in Germany and Switzerland until the outbreak of the 1905 Russian Revolution prompted their temporary return.[2]
Novikova, Irina (2005). "Kalniņa, Klāra". In Haan, Francisca de; Daskalova, Krassimira; Loutfi, Anna (eds.). Biographical Dictionary of Women's Movements and Feminisms in Central, Eastern, and South Eastern Europe: 19th and 20th Centuries. New York: Central European University Press. ISBN978-963-7326-39-4.
December 18, 2023
klāra, kalniņa, klāra, anna, luīze, kalniņa, née, veilande, 1874, 1964, latvian, feminist, suffragette, editor, politician, long, time, member, latvian, social, democratic, workers, party, latvian, latvijas, sociāldemokrātiskā, strādnieku, partija, lsdsp, kaln. Klara Anna Luize Kalnina nee Veilande 1874 1964 was a Latvian feminist suffragette editor and politician a long time member of the Latvian Social Democratic Workers Party Latvian Latvijas Socialdemokratiska Stradnieku Partija LSDSP Klara KalninaKalnina in 1949Born 1874 02 24 24 February 1874Vanci Russian Empire now Latvia Died1964 aged 89 90 SwedenNationalityLatvianOccupation s Politician feminist suffragette and editorSpousePauls KalninsChildrenBruno Kalnins Contents 1 Life 2 Activities 3 Citations and references 3 1 Cited sourcesLife editKalnina was born in the village of Vanci in Courland Governorate Russian Empire today in Latvia on 24 February 1874 She finished four grades of schooling in 1890 in Jelgava where the language of instruction was German not Latvian She was admitted into the sixth grade of the Jelgava Gymnasium at the age of 20 and graduated in 1897 having completed the seventh grade In the meantime she had gone to St Petersburg the capital of the Russian Empire in an attempt to further her education but was forced to return home in 1896 by financial difficulties Kalnina met her future husband Pauls Kalnins in 1895 and they married three years later They had one son the politician Bruno Kalnins During the German occupation of Latvia during World War II she and her husband participated in the pro independence Latvian Central Council After her husband s death in 1945 she fled to Sweden and lived there until she died in 1964 1 Activities editWhile still a student Kalnina was one of the founders of a literary group Aurora Latvian Austra that rejected the bourgeois idea that women s roles in life were limited to Kinder Kuche Kirche In the mid 1890s she became involved in the New Current Latvian Jauna strava and the beginnings of the social democratic movements While in St Petersburg she participated in the activities of the Social Democrats there and then became active in organizing the social democratic group in Kurzeme from 1901 to 1903 Kalnina and her husband left Russia that same year and lived in Germany and Switzerland until the outbreak of the 1905 Russian Revolution prompted their temporary return 2 She was elected to the Constitutional Assembly of Latvia in 1920 Alongside Aspazija Apolonija Laurinovica Valerija Seile and Berta Vesmane she was one of five women elected to the proto parliament Citations and references edit Novikova pp 209 11 Novikova pp 210 11 Cited sources edit Novikova Irina 2005 Kalnina Klara In Haan Francisca de Daskalova Krassimira Loutfi Anna eds Biographical Dictionary of Women s Movements and Feminisms in Central Eastern and South Eastern Europe 19th and 20th Centuries New York Central European University Press ISBN 978 963 7326 39 4 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Klara Kalnina amp oldid 1164671342, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
