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Maria Kraftman

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'''Maria Kraftman''' (1812 &ndash; 1884), was a Finnish writer and entrepreneur.<ref> Grönstrand, Heidi: Naiskirjailija, romaani ja kirjallisuuden merkitys 1840-luvulla, Helsinki: SKS, 2005</ref>

Kraftman was an entrepreneur of note. She managed her own restaurant on a steamboat in [[Uleåborg]] in the 1840s. She moved to [[Turku]], where she founded the city's first [[taxi]] business in the 1850s. She also managed an export business of butter and cereal. In 1867, she opened a textile shop, which expanded to become the confection company ''Kestilän Pukimo Oy''.

She is known for having published the first novel by a Finnish writer, ''Så slutades min lek : en tafla ur lifvet'' (1848).

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