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Elfriede Lender

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Plaque at Lender's birthplace in Tallinn

Elfriede Amanda Lender (19 May 1882 Tallinn – 10 April 1974 Stockholm) was an Estonian teacher and pedagogue. Lender was the founder of the first Estonian-language girls' school in the Estonia.[1]

Since 1901 she worked as a teacher in Tallinn. In 1907 she established Elfriede Lender Private Gymnasium (:et), where Estonian girls may study. From 1920 until 1927, she studied at the University of Tartu. In 1937 she established a seminary for pre-school educators (Estonian: lasteaednike seminar).[1]

In 1944 she fled to Sweden. From 1945 until 1962, she worked in Stockholm.[1]

Her spouse was an engineer Voldemar Lender.[1]

Works

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  • Minu lastele (Stockholm, 1967, Tallinn, 2000, 2010)

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Lender, Elfriede - Eesti Entsüklopeedia". entsyklopeedia.ee. Retrieved 8 July 2021.