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Gadd, Brita Sidonia (1740 - 1810)

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Short name Gadd, Brita Sidonia
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First name Brita Sidonia
Birth name Fahlenius
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Date of birth 1740
Date of death 1810
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The first woman who published in a Finnish newspaper. No VIAF, CERL record to be made. JWapr24

Mentioned in Suomen kirjallisuushistoria I, 143-145

Brita Gadd was the daughter of the bishop in Turku. She did probably get some schooling in writing. Her poems (poems of praise for the king) were published two times in the local newspaper. She was married to a professor of chemistry, P.A. Gadd, who was known of his eloquence. Suomen kirjallisuushistoria I, 143-145 JWapr14