Hulda Lundin

Hulda Lundin
at the World's Columbian Exposition (1893)
at the World's Columbian Exposition (1893)
BornHulda Sofia Lundin
June 12, 1847
Kristianstad, Sweden
DiedMarch 13, 1921(1921-03-13) (aged 73)
Oscars Parish, Stockholm
Occupationtailor, educator, writer
LanguageSwedish
NationalitySwedish
Alma materDahlska Girls School, Scania
Subjectsewing, sloyd
RelativesAugusta Lundin (sister)

Hulda Lundin (June 12, 1847, Kristianstad[1] – March 13, 1921, Oscars Parish, Stockholm) was a Swedish tailor and educator who laid the foundation for modern sewing education. She was the founder of the so-called “Swedish public school system of manual training”, and served as Inspector of Girls' Sloyd in the public schools of Stockholm. The government of Sweden granted Lundin a stipend to the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, the only woman thus chosen.[2]

  1. ^ "Svenskt biografiskt handlexikon, vol. II". runeberg.org (in Swedish). 1906. p. 103. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  2. ^ School of Education 1893, p. 276.