She was a local profile in the history of Kalmar and is known as one of the first Afro-Swedish women whose life is documented.
[1] She was born in the Colony of Natal, and reportedly belonged to the Tswana- or Sotho people.
She eventually became the domestic of the Swedish businessman Alarik Forssman [sv], who was visiting South Africa with his family.
She was taken care of by the Swedish Mission Society and converted to Christianity.
From 1864, she was employed as a maidservant by Cecilia Fryxell in her girls' school.