▁She ▁served ▁as ▁its ▁principal ▁between ▁ 1 8 7 4 ▁and ▁ 1 8 9 9 , ▁and ▁was ▁also ▁its ▁teacher ▁in ▁German ▁language ▁and ▁church ▁history . ▁El in ▁L un ner qu ist ▁married ▁and ▁left ▁the ▁school ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 8 . ▁ ▁Maria ▁St enk ula ▁was ▁inspired ▁by ▁the ▁progress ive ▁ideas ▁of ▁the ▁time , ▁in ▁which ▁females ▁should ▁be ▁given ▁a ▁serious ▁education ▁to ▁enable ▁them ▁to ▁be ▁useful ▁to ▁society ▁as ▁profession als , ▁which ▁had ▁been ▁the ▁focus ▁in ▁the ▁Girls ' ▁School ▁Committee ▁of ▁ 1 8 6 6 ▁( F lick sk ole k omm itt én ▁ 1 8 6 6 ) ▁. ▁The ▁school ▁of ▁St enk ula ▁has ▁been ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁notable ▁school ▁for ▁girls ▁in ▁Mal m ö : ▁while ▁there ▁were ▁several ▁serious ▁secondary ▁education ▁schools ▁for ▁girls ▁in ▁Stockholm ▁and ▁Goth enburg , ▁such ▁opportun ities ▁had ▁been ▁closed ▁to ▁females ▁in ▁Mal m ö , ▁the ▁third ▁largest ▁city ▁in ▁Sweden . ▁▁ ▁While ▁this ▁is ▁in ▁fact ▁not ▁literary ▁true , ▁as ▁Caroline ▁Kl é ens ▁sk ola ▁ ▁managed ▁the ▁first ▁girls ' ▁school ▁of ▁note ▁in ▁Mal m ö ▁between ▁ 1 8 5 0 ▁and ▁ 1 8 7 0 ▁and ▁F ru ▁El ise ▁May ers ▁hög re ▁lä ro verk ▁för ▁f lick or ▁the ▁second ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 7 - 1 8 8 8 , ▁her ▁school ▁was ▁never