Women’s Place in Finnish Proverbs from Childhood

Abstract

<p>The article deals with one type of diverse relationships between proverbs and women in the Finnish folklore<br />tradition. Since 1950's in Finland as well as in vrious cultures the underestimation ofwomen and womanhood<br />has been in the center of discouse connecting women and proverbs. I try to make the women in Finnish<br />proverbs visible. The focus in this article is on the proverbs in life stories witten dom in 1985 and heard during<br />the 20th century.<br /></p>