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Anna Uhrväder

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Anna Uhrväder (1759–1815), was a Finnish milliner active in Finland when it was part of Sweden and later when it was part of the Russian Empire.[1]

She was based in Turku, which was the capital in Finland at the time. She manufactured as well as sold various fashion items. She had a successful career between 1804 and 1812, when she was the leading of her profession in Finland, with clients among the rich burgher class as well as the nobility.

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  1. ^ Vainio-Korhonen, Kirsi (2007). "Uhrväder, Anna (1759-1815)". Kansallisbiografia. Studia Biographica (in Finnish). Vol. 4. Finnish Literature Society. ISSN 1799-4349.