Description: (Finnish Social Activist and Writer Best Known for Her Plays, 'The Pastor's Family' and 'The Worker's Wife')
Minna Canth was a Finnish writer and social activist known for addressing women's rights issues in her work. She became a controversial figure due to her progressive ideas and strong advocacy for gender equality. Canth's plays, such as The Worker's Wife and The Pastor's Family, explored themes of women's aspirations and societal barriers. She was the first major Finnish-language playwright and prose writer after Aleksis Kivi and the first Finnish-language newspaper woman.