![]() ![]() ![]() Riika takes care of the house so that Minna can fill her days with writing about the inequalities of surrounding society. Riika shows Minna the real world outside the seminar bubble. When Minna is about to get buried to depression, Ferdinand provides her with a maid. In the seminar Minna meets a science professor Ferdinand Canth, gets married and derails from her dream of becoming a professor herself. Minna wants to become a teacher and attend a seminar and against all odds Minna’s parents provide her with a possibility that many other girls cannot even dream of – Minna gets to study. ROUVA C is a story of Minna Johnson, daughter of a salesman in 19th century Finland. Even more so, it is a performance about the people around her who made it possible. ROUVA C is a performance about a feisty adolescent who became one of the bestknown writers of 19th century Finland. What gave birth to “Minna Canth” – the icon of Finnish feminist literature? ![]()
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