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Marta
Tikkanen

Years: 1998

Märta Tikkanen (b. 1935) is a Finland-Swedish journalist, writer, and teacher. In her broad output, translated into over 20 languages, she has critically dealt with gender roles and the shackles that bind women, as well as women’s liberation and the longing to realize oneself. She became a central figure in the Nordic women’s movement with her novel Manrape  (1975).

Märta Tikkanen (b. 1935) is a Finland-Swedish journalist, writer, and teacher. In her broad output, translated into over 20 languages, she has critically dealt with gender roles and the shackles that bind women, as well as women’s liberation and the longing to realize oneself. She became a central figure in the Nordic women’s movement with her novel Manrape  (1975).

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