Antonija Höffern
Antonija Höffern (née Baraga; 4 February 1803 – 21 May 1871) was a Slovenian noblewoman and educator who is credited as being the first Slovenian woman to immigrate to the United States, doing so in 1837. After spending two years working as a missionary with the Ojibwe, she moved to Philadelphia, where she established an elite girls' school.
Antonija Höffern | |
|---|---|
| Born | Antonija Baraga 4 February 1803 |
| Died | 21 May 1871 (aged 68) Ljubljana, Austria-Hungary |
| Spouse |
Feliks Höffern-Saalfeld
(m. 1824; died 1830) |
| Relatives | Frederic Baraga (brother) |
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