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In 1940, she moved to Råneå, also in the far north, where she married the farmer Gustaf Boman. She had a busy time on their farm, taking care of his four children, their own son and a foster child. She nevertheless worked at the local telephone exchange and continued
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In 1943, the first woman to represent the Right Party (Högerpartiet) in the
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on 23 April 1902, Märta Lindau was the daughter of the tinsmith Axel Alred Lindau and his wife Emma
Matilda née Lundin, a seamstress. She was the eldest of the family's six children. In 1922, she attended the Salvation Army school and trained as an officer. In 1940, she married the farmer Gustaf
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from 1945 to 1964. Representing a constituency in the far north of Sweden, she took an interest in the local
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summer months by hosting meetings and services on their farm.
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Kristina Boman died in Råneä on 28 December 1986.
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