▁in ▁the ▁Russian ▁Empire ▁to ▁Eva ▁( née ▁Nu ut ) ▁and ▁To omas ▁Sub urg . ▁So on ▁after ▁her ▁birth , ▁the ▁family ▁re located ▁to ▁the ▁nearby ▁V ana - V änd ra ▁estate ▁( et ), ▁where ▁To omas ▁served ▁as ▁over se er ▁and ▁Eva ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁che es em aker . ▁Through ▁their ▁industry , ▁the ▁couple ▁were ▁eventually ▁able ▁to ▁le ase ▁the ▁entire ▁estate ▁and ▁send ▁their ▁daughter , ▁who ▁had ▁previously ▁been ▁t utor ed ▁by ▁the ▁gover ness ▁of ▁the ▁R õ usa ▁Man or , ▁to ▁a ▁private ▁school . ▁From ▁ 1 8 5 2 ▁to ▁ 1 8 5 9 , ▁Sub urg ▁studied ▁at ▁the ▁private ▁school ▁operated ▁by ▁Marie ▁von ▁Dit mar ▁in ▁P är nu ▁and ▁began ▁studying ▁at ▁the ▁city ' s ▁girls ' ▁high ▁school . ▁Her ▁studies ▁were ▁interrupted ▁for ▁almost ▁a ▁de cade ▁by ▁health ▁problems , ▁which ▁were ▁diagn osed ▁by ▁a ▁doctor ▁in ▁T art u , ▁as ▁resulting ▁from ▁er ys ip el as . ▁During ▁this ▁time , ▁Sub urg ▁was ▁forced ▁to ▁remain ▁in ▁bed ▁for ▁months ▁at ▁a ▁time ▁and ▁read ▁widely — works ▁of ▁German ▁literature , ▁ped ag ogy , ▁and ▁books ▁and ▁ess ays ▁on ▁women ' s ▁issues . ▁When ▁she ▁was ▁able , ▁she ▁taught ▁her ▁younger ▁sib lings . ▁Her ▁parents ▁had ▁acquired ▁a ▁large ▁wood land ▁near ▁S ik ana , ▁where ▁To omas ▁t ended ▁cattle . ▁He