Emilie Petersen

Emilie Charlotta Petersen (née Eckert; 15 July 1780 in Hamburg – 10 January 1859 in Kärda), known as Mormor på Herrestad (The Herrestad Grandmother), was a Swedish landowner and philanthropist. She was a pioneer within the sewing society in Sweden, as well as an internationally known philanthropist.

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