Mimmi Kanervo (26 May 1870 – 1 April 1922) was a Finnish politician and trade unionist. A member of the Social Democratic Party, she was elected to Parliament in 1907 as one of the first group of female MPs, remaining in parliament until 1917.
Mimmi Kanervo | |
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| Member of Parliament | |
| In office 1907–1917 | |
| Constituency | North Turku |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 May 1870 Urjala, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire |
| Died | 1 April 1922 (aged 51) Helsinki, Finland |
| Political party | Social Democratic Party |
Biography
editKanervo was born in Urjala in 1870.[1] She worked as a servant in the countryside and Turku,[1] before becoming secretary of the Finnish Domestic and Restaurant Workers' Union.[2] She joined the Social Democratic Party and was a member of the Federal Committee of the party's Women's League. In 1905 she was a member of the committee that organised a general strike.[1]
Kanervo contested the 1907 elections on the Social Democratic Party's list in North Turku and was one of 19 women elected to parliament. She was re-elected in 1908, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1913 and 1916, serving until April 1917.[1] During her time in parliament she sat on the Banking, Customs and Finance committees.[1]
In 1918 she was imprisoned for political reasons.[1] After being released, she worked as a lecturer for the Social Democratic Party Women's League.[1] She was a candidate in Häme in the 1919 parliamentary elections, but failed to be elected.[3] She died in Helsinki in April 1922,[1] and was buried in Hietaniemi Cemetery.
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h Mimmi Kanervo Parliament of Finland
- ^ The first women Members of Parliament in Finland, 1907-1908 University of Helsinki
- ^ "Kansanedustajat". Helsingin Sanomat. 1 April 1919. p. 4.