Maria Cederschiöld
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Maria Cederschiöld, was a Swedish journalist and feminist.
Cederschiöld studied in Uppsala and graduated in 1874. After having worked as a teacher, she became a reporter at Aftonbladet
in 1884. She wrote foreign news articles and reviewed literature as a critic. In 1909-1921, she was chief editor responsible for the paper's foreign news department.
Maria Cederschiöld was also a feminist, and as such, was internationally known. She was the secretary and later vice chairman of the Swedish suffrage movement and acted as her country's representative in many international suffrage meetings.
Cederschiöld studied in Uppsala and graduated in 1874. After having worked as a teacher, she became a reporter at Aftonbladet
Aftonbladet
Aftonbladet is a Swedish tabloid founded by Lars Johan Hierta in 1830 during the modernization of Sweden. It is one of the larger daily newspapers in the Nordic countries. Aftonbladet is owned by the Swedish Trade Union Confederation and Norwegian media group Schibsted, and its editorial page...
in 1884. She wrote foreign news articles and reviewed literature as a critic. In 1909-1921, she was chief editor responsible for the paper's foreign news department.
Maria Cederschiöld was also a feminist, and as such, was internationally known. She was the secretary and later vice chairman of the Swedish suffrage movement and acted as her country's representative in many international suffrage meetings.
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- Lars Johan Hierta och kvinnas rätt i samhället (Lars Johan HiertaLars Johan HiertaLars Johan Hierta was a Swedish newspaper publisher, social critic, businessman and politician. He is best known as the founder of the newspaper Aftonbladet in 1830. Hierta was a leading agitator for political and social reform in Sweden during the 19th century...
and the rights of women in society) 1901 - Den svenska gifta kvinnans rättsliga ställning (The legal position of the married Swedish woman) 1903
- En banbryterska. En minnesskrift över Ellen Fries (A pioneer. A memorial over Ellen FriesEllen FriesEllen Fries was a Swedish feminist and writer. She became the first female Ph.D. in Sweden in 1883.- Biography :...
) 1913