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Wivi Lönn has been seen an example for many
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Wivi Lönn's graduation from the university was followed by establishing her architectural office, making her the first independently practising female architect of
Finland. In 1904, she won the first architectural prize in a contest of the mercantile school of Tampere. From 1909 to 1913, Wivi Lönn
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Parviainen had to sell her businesses due to the recession she moved to Helsinki. She paid for and Wivi Lönn designed the headquarters of the Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA) in Helsinki. Wivi Lönn moved there in 1927 to live with Hanna Parviainen till her death in 1938.
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Industrial School of Tampere where she studied to become a master builder as an only woman in her class. After being the best in her class she got recommendations to study architecture. From 1893 to 1896, she studied architecture at the
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architect. She was the first woman to be awarded the honorary title of "Professor" by the
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