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'''Maria Olsdotter''' (1763 - 1856), was a [[Sweden|Swedish]] miner. She owned and managed the [[iron ore]] [[mine]] of [[Stråssa]] in [[Bergslagen]]. She actively participated in the actualy mining herself, and has been referred to as the first woman mining inspector in Sweden. She became a famous figure in local folk lore, and are known as "Gruvmora i Stråssa" ('Miner Mother of Stråssa') and "Gruv-Mor" ('Miner Mum').<ref>Edvard Matz: ”Legenden om Lasse-Maja”, Rabén och Sjögren, Halmstad 1970.</ref>
==Life==
She was the fourth of give daughters ofthe miner ”Mosis-Olle” Olof Ohlsson and Anna Israelsdotter. She and her siblings worked with their parents in the mine as children. In 1783, she married Erik Larsson (d. 1817), with whom she had one child, the daughter Anna-Stina Ersdotter (d. 1876). Her husband was the son of the owner of the Stråssa mine. The marriage was reportedly very happy. After the death of her husband in 1817, she took over the management of the Stråssa mine: brought up as a miner, she did not merely own the mine but personally lead the work as overseer and inspector, and was as such a pioneer as the likely first woman in Sweden to have done so.
Maria Olsdotter was became known in her own time as well as in history for the many stories which was told about her. She was known as a bold hunter, accompanied her husband during the hunt and then hunted alone with all male hunting companions, and was knoen for her achievements as a hunter. Apparently, she enjoyed to use spells to enhance her success and affect the weather: this was a common practice in traditionl folk belief, but wether she belived them or simply used them as a habit is unknown. Nevertheless, they were a part of her excentricity, though she laughed about them when the stories was commented to her.
She was the maternal aunt of the famous con artist [[Lasse-Maja]], who described his aunt:
:"She was a true heroine of her sex, dressed herself in the clothes of a hunter, was an accomplished rider, loved to hunt and have other adventures of her own and was in effect more of a man than a woman."<ref>Lars Larsson (Lasse-Maja) Molin, urn:sbl:9430, [https://ift.tt/3ezYorK Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (art av Edvard Matz)] Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2), hämtad 2019-05-28.</ref>
Lasse-Maja later blamed his aunt and her daughter Anna-Stina Ersdotter for having enticed him to his criminal activity, and it is clear that they played an important role in his life.<ref>Lars Larsson (Lasse-Maja) Molin, urn:sbl:9430, [https://ift.tt/3ezYorK Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (art av Edvard Matz)] Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2), hämtad 2019-05-28.</ref>
==Legacy==
Maria Olsdotter became a famous figure in Bergslagen folklore. She has figured in many books as well as a novel. She is potrayed by Barbro Larsson in the film ''Den byxlöse äventyraren'' (1971) about her nephew Lasse-Maja.
==References==
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[[Category:1763 births]]
[[Category:1856 deaths]]
[[Category:19th-century Swedish businesspeople]]
[[Category:19th-century businesswomen]]
[[Category:Swedish miners]]
[[Category:Swedish mining businesspeople]]
==Life==
She was the fourth of give daughters ofthe miner ”Mosis-Olle” Olof Ohlsson and Anna Israelsdotter. She and her siblings worked with their parents in the mine as children. In 1783, she married Erik Larsson (d. 1817), with whom she had one child, the daughter Anna-Stina Ersdotter (d. 1876). Her husband was the son of the owner of the Stråssa mine. The marriage was reportedly very happy. After the death of her husband in 1817, she took over the management of the Stråssa mine: brought up as a miner, she did not merely own the mine but personally lead the work as overseer and inspector, and was as such a pioneer as the likely first woman in Sweden to have done so.
Maria Olsdotter was became known in her own time as well as in history for the many stories which was told about her. She was known as a bold hunter, accompanied her husband during the hunt and then hunted alone with all male hunting companions, and was knoen for her achievements as a hunter. Apparently, she enjoyed to use spells to enhance her success and affect the weather: this was a common practice in traditionl folk belief, but wether she belived them or simply used them as a habit is unknown. Nevertheless, they were a part of her excentricity, though she laughed about them when the stories was commented to her.
She was the maternal aunt of the famous con artist [[Lasse-Maja]], who described his aunt:
:"She was a true heroine of her sex, dressed herself in the clothes of a hunter, was an accomplished rider, loved to hunt and have other adventures of her own and was in effect more of a man than a woman."<ref>Lars Larsson (Lasse-Maja) Molin, urn:sbl:9430, [https://ift.tt/3ezYorK Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (art av Edvard Matz)] Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2), hämtad 2019-05-28.</ref>
Lasse-Maja later blamed his aunt and her daughter Anna-Stina Ersdotter for having enticed him to his criminal activity, and it is clear that they played an important role in his life.<ref>Lars Larsson (Lasse-Maja) Molin, urn:sbl:9430, [https://ift.tt/3ezYorK Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (art av Edvard Matz)] Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2), hämtad 2019-05-28.</ref>
==Legacy==
Maria Olsdotter became a famous figure in Bergslagen folklore. She has figured in many books as well as a novel. She is potrayed by Barbro Larsson in the film ''Den byxlöse äventyraren'' (1971) about her nephew Lasse-Maja.
==References==
Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)
[[Category:1763 births]]
[[Category:1856 deaths]]
[[Category:19th-century Swedish businesspeople]]
[[Category:19th-century businesswomen]]
[[Category:Swedish miners]]
[[Category:Swedish mining businesspeople]]
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