Frigga Carlberg
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Frigga Carlberg née Anna Fredrika Lundgren (Falkenberg
10 August 1851 - 1925), was a Swedish writer, social worker and feminist. She was a member of the central comity of the Swedish Society for Woman Suffrage
1903-21 and chairman of the Gothenburg
branch of the Swedish Society for Woman Suffrage in 1902-21.
Frigga Carlberg was born in a wealthy family but had great difficulty to persuade her father to allow her to study. She moved to Gothenburg after her marriage to the post official Andreas Carlberg in 1876.
Carlberg engaged in women's issues and social work from her arrival in Gothenburg. She founded Sällskapet Myrornas barnhem, an organisation who provided homes for healthy children to parents infected with tuberculosis, chaired an organisation for female social workers and became a member of the Swedish Poor care association. Frigga Carlberg became the central figure within social and politically interested women's circles in Gothenburg, and when the Swedish Society for Woman Suffrage was founded, she took the initiative for the establishment of its Gothenburg section, and was elected as its chairman for its entire duration. She was well informed about in particular the British and American suffrage movement, and once invited Sylvia Pankhurst
for a lecture. She also represented Sweden at several international conferences of women suffrage: first as a member of the Swedish Society for Woman Suffrage, and the last time, in Rome in 1923, as the representative of the Swedish government. As an author of novels and plays, she described both women's issues and the living conditions of the poor, which influenced policy. Her novel ”För rättfärdighets skull” are, alongside Elin Wägner
s ”Pennskaftet”, considered the most notable novel of the Swedish suffrage movement.
Falkenberg
Falkenberg is a locality and the seat of Falkenberg Municipality, Halland County, Sweden, with 18,972 inhabitants in 2005.The town has a population of 19,000 and is located at the mouth of the river Ätran. The name consists of the Swedish words for falcon and mountain...
10 August 1851 - 1925), was a Swedish writer, social worker and feminist. She was a member of the central comity of the Swedish Society for Woman Suffrage
Swedish Society for Woman Suffrage
The Swedish Society for Woman Suffrage , or LKPR, was a part of the general Suffrage movement and the national society for woman suffrage in Sweden. It was developed from Sveriges allmänna rösträttsförbund , the Suffrage Movement of Sweden, which was active mainly in acquiring full suffrage for males...
1903-21 and chairman of the Gothenburg
Gothenburg
Gothenburg is the second-largest city in Sweden and the fifth-largest in the Nordic countries. Situated on the west coast of Sweden, the city proper has a population of 519,399, with 549,839 in the urban area and total of 937,015 inhabitants in the metropolitan area...
branch of the Swedish Society for Woman Suffrage in 1902-21.
Frigga Carlberg was born in a wealthy family but had great difficulty to persuade her father to allow her to study. She moved to Gothenburg after her marriage to the post official Andreas Carlberg in 1876.
Carlberg engaged in women's issues and social work from her arrival in Gothenburg. She founded Sällskapet Myrornas barnhem, an organisation who provided homes for healthy children to parents infected with tuberculosis, chaired an organisation for female social workers and became a member of the Swedish Poor care association. Frigga Carlberg became the central figure within social and politically interested women's circles in Gothenburg, and when the Swedish Society for Woman Suffrage was founded, she took the initiative for the establishment of its Gothenburg section, and was elected as its chairman for its entire duration. She was well informed about in particular the British and American suffrage movement, and once invited Sylvia Pankhurst
Sylvia Pankhurst
Estelle Sylvia Pankhurst was an English campaigner for the suffragist movement in the United Kingdom. She was for a time a prominent left communist who then devoted herself to the cause of anti-fascism.-Early life:...
for a lecture. She also represented Sweden at several international conferences of women suffrage: first as a member of the Swedish Society for Woman Suffrage, and the last time, in Rome in 1923, as the representative of the Swedish government. As an author of novels and plays, she described both women's issues and the living conditions of the poor, which influenced policy. Her novel ”För rättfärdighets skull” are, alongside Elin Wägner
Elin Wägner
Elin Matilda Elisabet Wägner was a Swedish writer, journalist, feminist, teacher, ecologist and pacifist. She was a member of the Swedish Academy from 1944.- Biography :...
s ”Pennskaftet”, considered the most notable novel of the Swedish suffrage movement.