Agnes von Konow was born to the official noble Oskar Wilhelm von Konow and Amalia Sofia Malmström. She studied at the
Svenska fruntimmersskolan i Helsingfors and the Jyväskylä seminary and became a school teacher in Helsinki in 1895. In 1901, she founded the
SEY Suomen Eläinsuojeluyhdistysten liitto; in 1918-23 she served in the
Suomen Punaisen Tähden and in 1918-24 in the
Suomen Yhtyneiden; she was the secretary of the
Sylvia-yhdistyksen from 1909, and from 1928 to her death chairperson of the Animal Protection Society. ==References==