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Herta Svensson
Herta Elisabet Svensson (1886–1981) was a Swedish educator, social worker, and personnel consultant. She was an important figure in the history of social work and settlement movement in Sweden, and was part of the initiative that established the country's first settlement house in 1912. In 1921, she became the first person in Sweden to hold the title "personnel consultant". While working for the , she actively volunteered to uplift the living conditions of workers and established a convalescent home in Värmland. Life Herta Svensson was born on 21 April 1886 in Simrishamn, Sweden. She was the only child of Gustaf Svensson, a business, and his wife Amanda Elisabeth Olsson. Her father left their family home when she was young, and she was brought up by her mother. She attended the school in Stockholm, and in 1908, became a governess to Natanael and Elsa Beskow in Djursholm. She subsequently became a teacher at the middle school Djursholms samskola, where Natanael Beskow wor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oslo
Oslo ( or ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population of 1,064,235 in 2022, and the metropolitan area had an estimated population of in 2021. During the Viking Age, the area was part of Viken. Oslo was founded as a city at the end of the Viking Age in 1040 under the name Ánslo, and established as a ''kaupstad'' or trading place in 1048 by Harald Hardrada. The city was elevated to a bishopric in 1070 and a capital under Haakon V of Norway around the year 1300. Personal unions with Denmark from 1397 to 1523 and again from 1536 to 1814 reduced its influence. After being destroyed by a fire in 1624, during the reign of King Christian IV, a new city was built closer to Akershus Fortress and named Christiania in honour of the king. It became a municipality ('' formannskapsdistrikt'') on 1 January 1838. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Women Founders
A woman is an adult female human. Before adulthood, a female child or adolescent is referred to as a girl. Typically, women are of the female sex and inherit a pair of X chromosomes, one from each parent, and women with functional uteruses are capable of pregnancy and giving birth from puberty until menopause. More generally, sex differentiation of the female fetus is governed by the lack of a present, or functioning, '' SRY'' gene on either one of the respective sex chromosomes. Female anatomy is distinguished from male anatomy by the female reproductive system, which includes the ovaries, fallopian tubes, uterus, vagina, and vulva. An adult woman generally has a wider pelvis, broader hips, and larger breasts than an adult man. These characteristics facilitate childbirth and breastfeeding. Women typically have less facial and other body hair, have a higher body fat composition, and are on average shorter and less muscular than men. Throughout human history, traditional g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swedish Social Workers
Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland ** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by the Swedish language * Swedish people or Swedes, persons with a Swedish ancestral or ethnic identity ** A national or citizen of Sweden, see demographics of Sweden ** Culture of Sweden * Swedish cuisine See also * * Swedish Church (other) * Swedish Institute (other) * Swedish invasion (other) * Swedish Open (other) Swedish Open is a tennis tournament. Swedish Open may also refer to: * Swedish Open (badminton) * Swedish Open (table tennis) * Swedish Open (squash) * Swedish Open (darts) {{disambiguation ... {{disambig Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1981 Deaths
Events January * January 1 ** Greece enters the European Economic Community, predecessor of the European Union. ** Palau becomes a self-governing territory. * January 6 – A funeral service is held in West Germany for Nazi Grand Admiral Karl Doenitz following his death on December 24. * January 10 – Salvadoran Civil War: The FMLN launches its first major offensive, gaining control of most of Morazán and Chalatenango departments. * January 15 – Pope John Paul II receives a delegation led by Polish Solidarity leader Lech Wałęsa at the Vatican. * January 20 – Iran releases the 52 Americans held for 444 days, minutes after Ronald Reagan is sworn in as the 40th President of the United States, ending the Iran hostage crisis. * January 21 – The first DeLorean automobile, a stainless steel sports car with gull-wing doors, rolls off the production line in Dunmurry, Northern Ireland. * January 24 – An earthquake of magnitude in Sichuan, China, kills 150 people. J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1886 Births
Events January * January 1 – Upper Burma is formally annexed to British Burma, following its conquest in the Third Anglo-Burmese War of November 1885. * January 5– 9 – Robert Louis Stevenson's novella '' Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde'' is published in New York and London. * January 16 – A resolution is passed in the German Parliament to condemn the Prussian deportations, the politically motivated mass expulsion of ethnic Poles and Jews from Prussia, initiated by Otto von Bismarck. * January 18 – Modern field hockey is born with the formation of The Hockey Association in England. * January 29 – Karl Benz patents the first successful gasoline-driven automobile, the Benz Patent-Motorwagen (built in 1885). February * February 6– 9 – Seattle riot of 1886: Anti-Chinese sentiments result in riots in Seattle, Washington. * February 8 – The West End Riots following a popular meeting in Trafalgar Square, London. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Illis Quorum
''Illis quorum'' (''Illis quorum meruere labores'') (English: "For Those Whose Labors Have Deserved It") is a gold medal awarded for outstanding contributions to Swedish culture, science or society. The award was introduced in 1784 by King Gustav III, and was first awarded in 1785. Prior to 1975, the medal was awarded by the King of Sweden. Illis quorum is now awarded by the Government of Sweden, and it is currently the highest award that can be conferred upon an individual Swedish citizen by the Government. It is awarded, on average, to seven people per year. Selected recipients * 1848 – Rafael Ginard i Sabater * 1873 – Sophia Wilkens * 1883 – Lea Ahlborn * 1890 – Karin Åhlin * 1895 – Sophie Adlersparre, Emmy Rappe * 1896 – Hilda Caselli * 1899 – Ellen Bergman * 1904 – Anna Sandström * 1907 – Gertrud Adelborg, Anna Hierta-Retzius * 1910 – Agda Montelius * 1913 – Anna Rönström * 1918 – Kerstin Hesselgren, Emilie Rathou * 1920 – Elsa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fogelstad
Fogelstad is a manor house and former seat farm in Södermanland, Sweden. The seat farm was acquired by August Tamm in the late 19th century, where he built what is today Fogelstad manor house. Fogelstad has since been associated with Tamm's daughter, women's rights activist Elisabeth Tamm who was born at Fogelstad, and was one of the first women in parliament. See also * Kvinnliga medborgarskolan vid Fogelstad References Bibliography * Further reading Fogelstad, Katrineholms kommun: Trädgårdsmästeriet Manor houses in Sweden Katrineholm Municipality {{Sweden-struct-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kvinnliga Medborgarskolan Vid Fogelstad
Kvinnliga medborgarskolan vid Fogelstad (Fogelstad Citizen School for Women) was a Swedish education center for women, active from 1922 until 1954. The purpose of the center was to educate women about their newly affirmed rights and responsibilities as citizens after women suffrage had been achieved in 1921. The center was founded by the ''Fogelstadgruppen'' (Fogelstad Group), a women's group which also managed the ''Frisinnade kvinnors riksförbund'' (Union of Liberal Women) and the magazine ''Tidevarvet'', and it was situated at the Folgestad manor, which was owned by one of the members: Elisabeth Tamm, herself one of the first women members of the Swedish parliament. See also * Behörighetslagen * Svenska Kvinnors Medborgarförbund References *Lena Eskilsson, ''Drömmen om kamratsamhället. Kvinnliga medborgarskolan på Fogelsta 1925-35'', Carlssons 1991, * Ulrika Knutson, ''Kvinnor på gränsen till genombrott: grupporträtt av Tidevarvets kvinnor'', Bonnier 2004, *Hjördi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Honorine Hermelin
Honorine Hermelin (19 October 1886 – 4 September 1977) was a Swedish headteacher, magazine founder and feminist. Life Hermelin was born in Ekebyborna parish in 1886. Her mother Honorine (von Koch) died with in days. She had one sibling and she would gain seven more when her father, Joseph Hermelin, remarried. She qualified as a teacher and taught for over ten years before coming to notice as the headteacher of the Fogelstad Group's school for women. Under her leadership Kvinnliga medborgarskolan vid Fogelstad was known as "Lilla Ulfåsa". It was founded in 1925 and it continued under her leadership until 1954. This led to her coming the first woman to chair a school board in 1932. The magazine ''Tidevarvet'' was founded in 1923 (or 1924) by Kerstin Hesselgren, Honorine Hermelin, who was an educator, Ada Nilsson, Elisabeth Tamm, a political politician, and Elin Wägner, who was an author. Private life She married for eight months. In 1947, she married Vilhelm Grønbech but ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kerstin Hesselgren
Kerstin Hesselgren (14 January 1872 – 19 August 1962) was a Swedish politician. Hesselgren became the first woman to be elected into the Upper House of the Swedish Parliament after female suffrage was introduced in 1921. She was elected by suggestion of the Liberals with support from the Social democrats. Biography Hesselgren was born at Torsåker, Hofors, Gästrikland. She was the eldest daughter of a provincial medical doctor Gustaf Alfred Hesselgren and Maria Margareta Wærn. She was the eldest of six children. She never married. She was educated by a governess at home and then at a girl school in Switzerland. In 1895, she graduated as a feldsher in Uppsala; in 1896. The following year she led the School of Domestic Science in Stockholm. Whilst on leave she qualified as a Sanitary Inspector from Bedford college in 1905 and left the college and her job in 1906. Early career Kerstin Hesselgren worked as a sanitary-inspector in Stockholm from 1912 to 1934 and school k ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
