Agda Montelius
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Agda Montelius née Reuterskiöld (23 April 1850 in Köping
- 27 October 1920) was a Swedish philanthropist and feminist.
Montelius was the daughter of the government minister and noble General-Lieutenant Alexander Reuterskiöld and Anna Schenström and married professor Oscar Montelius
in 1871. She was active within several organisations: chairman of Maria skyddsförening (The Maria Protection Society), in Nya Idun (New Idun) and in Föreningen för välgörenhetens ordnande (The Society of organised Charity) as well as managing director of its central committee in 1889-1911. She also belonged to the Sällskapet för uppmuntran av öm och sedlig modersvård (The Society for encouragement of tender and decent Motherly care) and was the first female chairman of the head feminist organisation Fredrika Bremer-förbundet (The Fredrika Bremer
Association), where she had been a board member since 1886, in 1903-1920 and a board member of Svenska fattigvårdsförbundet (The Swedish Society of Poorcare).
She was given Illis Quorum
in 1910.
Köping
This article deals with the Swedish denomination for a market town. For the city, see Köping, Sweden. For the municipality, see Köping Municipality....
- 27 October 1920) was a Swedish philanthropist and feminist.
Montelius was the daughter of the government minister and noble General-Lieutenant Alexander Reuterskiöld and Anna Schenström and married professor Oscar Montelius
Oscar Montelius
Oscar Montelius was a Swedish archaeologist who refined the concept of seriation, a relative chronological dating method...
in 1871. She was active within several organisations: chairman of Maria skyddsförening (The Maria Protection Society), in Nya Idun (New Idun) and in Föreningen för välgörenhetens ordnande (The Society of organised Charity) as well as managing director of its central committee in 1889-1911. She also belonged to the Sällskapet för uppmuntran av öm och sedlig modersvård (The Society for encouragement of tender and decent Motherly care) and was the first female chairman of the head feminist organisation Fredrika Bremer-förbundet (The Fredrika Bremer
Fredrika Bremer
Fredrika Bremer was a Swedish writer and a feminist activist. She had a large influence on the social development in Sweden, especially in feminist issues.-Background:...
Association), where she had been a board member since 1886, in 1903-1920 and a board member of Svenska fattigvårdsförbundet (The Swedish Society of Poorcare).
She was given Illis Quorum
Illis Quorum
Illis Quorum ["For Those Whose Labors Have Deserved It"], today the highest award that can be conferred upon an individual Swedish citizen by the Government of Sweden....
in 1910.