▁St enk ula .( 1 8 4 1 - 1 9 2 2 ). ▁She ▁spent ▁part ▁of ▁her ▁child hood ▁as ▁the ▁fost er ▁child ▁of ▁her ▁mat ernal ▁grand father , ▁who ▁was ▁a ▁vic ar . ▁She ▁never ▁married . ▁As ▁a ▁person , ▁she ▁is ▁described ▁as ▁strict ▁but ▁a ▁skill ful ▁ped agog ue ▁who ▁devoted ▁her ▁life ▁to ▁her ▁educational ▁amb itions . ▁ ▁St enk ula ▁had ▁educational ▁amb itions ▁early ▁on , ▁and ▁wished ▁to ▁become ▁an ▁educated ▁teacher ▁rather ▁than ▁to ▁support ▁herself ▁as ▁a ▁gover ness ▁without ▁formal ▁education , ▁as ▁was ▁by ▁then ▁most ▁common . ▁She ▁was ▁educated ▁at ▁the ▁Stat ens ▁normal sk ola ▁för ▁f lick or ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 6 - 6 7 ▁and ▁the ▁H ög re ▁l är ar inn es em in ari et ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 7 - 7 0 , ▁from ▁which ▁she ▁graduated ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 0 . ▁ ▁Mal m ö ▁In ▁ 1 8 7 4 , ▁she ▁and ▁her ▁fellow ▁student ▁El in ▁L un ner qu ist ▁co - f ounded ▁a ▁girls ' ▁school ▁in ▁Mal m ö , ▁Maria ▁St enk ulas ▁sk ola ▁( in ▁ 1 8 8 3 ▁named ▁Fr ö ken ▁Maria ▁St enk ulas ▁hög re ▁element ar sk ola ▁för ▁f lick or , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 4 ▁Mal m ö ▁hög re ▁lä ro verk ▁för ▁f lick or ).