Alice Kuperjanov

Alice Kuperjanov
Born
Alice Johanson

(1894-11-05)5 November 1894
Died17 July 1942(1942-07-17) (aged 47)
CitizenshipEstonian
Occupation(s)Independence fighter; leader of women's organisations
Spouse
(m. 1918; died 1919)

Alice Kuperjanov (née Alice Johanson; 5 November 1894 – 17 July 1942) was an Estonian freedom fighter and nationalist, and the wife of Estonian military leader Julius Kuperjanov. She was a well-known figure in the 1918–1920 Estonian War of Independence, and in women's movements after that. After the 1940 Soviet invasion and occupation of Estonia during World War II, she was imprisoned, deported and executed by the Soviet authorities.