For #LGBThistorymonth I will be posting a #womaninhistory every day. Today is Sofi Oksanen, a Finnish-Estonian writer and playwright.

Oksanen has published five novels, of which Purge earned her the title of “literary phenomenon” and a number of awards. The novel has since been translated into more than 40 languages.

Oksanen is actively involved in public debate in Finland and comments on current issues in her columns and various talk shows. In 2009 she received an award from the organizers of Helsinki Pride for her activism on behalf of LGBT people in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Russia.