Mathilda Hamilton

Swedish missionary and entrepreneur

Mathilda Hamilton
Mathilda Strömberg Hamilton born Mathilda Christina Strömberg (1864–1935) was a pioneering Swedish female missionary and entrepreneur. Together with her husband, a Swedish cleric whom she met in the United States, she travelled extensively, especially to India. On their return to Sweden, in 1901 Mathilda Hamilton opened a shop where she sold Indian crafts to support the missionary work. After a few years, her business was so profitable that she became a millionaire. She bought goods in many other countries to enhance her sales in Sweden, using the takings to run vocational schools in India. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mathilda_Hamilton

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