Helmi Arneberg-Pentti

Helmi Arneberg was born on 13 August 1889 in Kristiania (now Oslo), Norway to Lydia Matilda Lagus and Jonas Lund-Arneberg, a lawyer. In 1893, she moved to Finland at the age of four with her mother, who was returning to her homeland after the breakdown of her marriage. She earned a Master of Philosophy degree in 1919. == Career ==

From 1911 to 1916, Arneberg worked as an assistant in the library of the Student Union of the University of Helsinki. From 1917 she was a secretary of the State Household Committee, and then worked as a teacher of Finnish and Swedish in various schools. She taught Swedish at Helsinki V Yhteiskoulu school from 1933 and was also the school's head teacher from 1955 to 1957. It was unusual for a middle class mother to have a career at this time, but she taught for 40 years. == Lotta Svärd and Marttaliitto ==

and President Risto Ryti, to photo left of Tyra Wadner From 1918 to 1921 Arneberg-Pentti was also vice-chairman and secretary of the Helsinki District of the Martha Organisation (Marttaliitto), a women's organisation which focused on home economics. The disbandment of the Lotta Svärd led to public condemnation of the organisation but after Luukkonen's death, Arnberg-Pentti remained one of the few former leaders of the organisation who defended the honour of the Lottas. == Personal life ==

She had four children with her husband S. J. Pentti. Their first child died young, six months before Finland became independent and fell into civil war in 1918. Helmi Arnberg-Pentti died in Helsinki on 22 January 1981. Lotta Svärd's reputation was restored ten years later. == References ==