Margaretha Zetterberg
Finnish textile worker
About Margaretha Zetterberg
Lived 1733 – 1803 (aged 69–70). Margaretha Zetterberg was a weaver.
Margaretha "Greta" Zetterberg (1733–1803) was a Finnish textile and handcrafts worker who lived her entire life in what was then Sweden. 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 (Porvoo) in Finland, where she was active.
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Who was Margaretha Zetterberg?
Finnish textile worker (1733–1803)
When was Margaretha Zetterberg born?
Margaretha Zetterberg was born in 1733.
When did Margaretha Zetterberg die?
Margaretha Zetterberg died in 1803.
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Margaretha Zetterberg was a weaver.
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