Margaretha Zetterberg

Finnish textile worker
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Quick Facts

IntroFinnish textile worker
PlacesFinland
wasArtisan Artist Weaver Worker
Work fieldArts
Gender
Female
Birth1733
Death1803 (aged 70 years)
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Biography

Margaretha (Greta) Zetterberg (1733 – 1803) was a Finnish textile and handcrafts worker. She is regarded as a pioneer within the linen industry in Finland. She was the first female in Finland to be given a financed study trip abroad by the authorities: she was sent to Stockholm to study the textile industry, and brought with her the latest technique, especially within the linen industry, to Borgå in Finland, where she was active.

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