Tiina Kinnunen (Finland)
Professor Tiina Kinnunen works at the
History Department of Oulu University,
Finland. She is a specialist of nineteenth and
twentieth century European, particularly
Northern European, women’s and gender
history, with focus on transnational feminism,
social and cultural history of war, history of
historiography, and biography. Her current
biographical project deals with the feminist
lives of Alexandra Gripenberg and Ellen Key
from comparative and entangled perspectives.
She has recently finished an article on Key’s
reception in Germany and co-edited a volume
on everyday nationalism in nineteenth century
Baltic Sea area, with an article on
Gripenberg’s double identification as a
nationalist and internationalist, all pieces
forthcoming next year. Among her most recent
publications is “Feminist Biography in Finland
and Sweden around 1900: Creation of Bonds of Admiration and Gratitude.” In: Angelika
Schaser, Sylvia Schraut, Petra Steymans-Kurz
(eds.), Erinnern, vergessen, umdeuten?
Europäische Frauenbewegungen im 19. und
20. Jahrhundert. Campus Verlag 2019. She
has served as the President of Finnish
Historical Society in 2016-2017 and IFRWH
Newsletter Editor in 2015-2020.