Louise Flodin
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Louise Charlotta Kristina Flodin, née Söderqvist, (17 September 1828 Örebro
-1923), was a Swedish journalist
, typographer, feminist and publisher. She was seen as the first woman in Sweden to be given a newspaper
licence.
Flodin became an apprentice at a Book Printing
shop in 1856. She bought a printing press
in Arboga
in 1858, and started to publish the Arboga Tidning(Arboga Paper), which had one number a week. In the beginning, she was the only employee of her paper and performed all the tasks. She employed only women to the paper. She supervised all phases in the making of the paper from the writing to the printing and instructed her own typographers in the profession from the start. She was not the first female editor in Sweden. Women founded and managed papers in the 18th century - but she was the first to be formally and officially licensed as such, and she was seen by her contemporaries as a pioneer
who opened a new field of profession for women.
In 1862, the paper was sold, and she moved to Stockholm
, where she started and published the paper Iris in 1862-64, and in 1862-74 was a publisher and the manager of a printing press, were the staff consisted only of women. When women were officially admitted to the Publicistklubben (the Swedish Publicists' Association) in 1885, she was one of the first to be admitted. She married the publisher Sigfrid Flodin in 1865.
Örebro
-Sites of interest:Örebro's old town Wadköping is located on the banks of Svartån . It contains many 18th and 19th century wooden houses, along with museums and exhibitions....
-1923), was a Swedish journalist
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
, typographer, feminist and publisher. She was seen as the first woman in Sweden to be given a newspaper
Newspaper
A newspaper is a scheduled publication containing news of current events, informative articles, diverse features and advertising. It usually is printed on relatively inexpensive, low-grade paper such as newsprint. By 2007, there were 6580 daily newspapers in the world selling 395 million copies a...
licence.
Flodin became an apprentice at a Book Printing
Printing
Printing is a process for reproducing text and image, typically with ink on paper using a printing press. It is often carried out as a large-scale industrial process, and is an essential part of publishing and transaction printing....
shop in 1856. She bought a printing press
Printing press
A printing press is a device for applying pressure to an inked surface resting upon a print medium , thereby transferring the ink...
in Arboga
Arboga
Arboga is a locality and the seat of Arboga Municipality in Västmanland County, Sweden with 10,369 inhabitants in 2005.-Overview:The city of Arboga is known to have existed as a town since the 13th century but the area has been inhabited since around 900 AD...
in 1858, and started to publish the Arboga Tidning(Arboga Paper), which had one number a week. In the beginning, she was the only employee of her paper and performed all the tasks. She employed only women to the paper. She supervised all phases in the making of the paper from the writing to the printing and instructed her own typographers in the profession from the start. She was not the first female editor in Sweden. Women founded and managed papers in the 18th century - but she was the first to be formally and officially licensed as such, and she was seen by her contemporaries as a pioneer
Innovator
An innovator in a general sense, is a person or an organization who is one of the first to introduce into reality something better than before. That often opens up a new area for others and achieves an innovation.-History:...
who opened a new field of profession for women.
In 1862, the paper was sold, and she moved to Stockholm
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
, where she started and published the paper Iris in 1862-64, and in 1862-74 was a publisher and the manager of a printing press, were the staff consisted only of women. When women were officially admitted to the Publicistklubben (the Swedish Publicists' Association) in 1885, she was one of the first to be admitted. She married the publisher Sigfrid Flodin in 1865.