Anna Fredrica Ehrenborg, née Carlqvist (16 March 1794, Karlstad – 20 May 1873, Linköping), was a

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writer. She was regarded as one of the most notable supporters of

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in contemporary

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.Anna Fredrika Ehrenborg, Dictionary of Swedish National Biography (in Swedish) Anna Fredrika Carlqvist was orphaned at an early age and adopted by a burgher in

Karlstad Karlstad (, ) is the 20th-largest city in Sweden, the seat of Karlstad Municipality, the capital of Värmland County, and the largest city in the province Värmland in Sweden. The city proper had 67,122 inhabitants in 2020 with 97,233 inhabitan ...

. She married the

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Casper Ehrenborg in 1811 and became the mother of the writer

Betty Ehrenborg Betty Ehrenborg, married name Posse af Säby (22 July 1818 – 22 July 1880), was a Swedish writer, psalm writer and pedagogue. She is regarded as the founder of the Swedish Sunday school. Life Katarina Elisabeth Ehrenborg was the daughter of th ...

and Ulla Bring. She suffered from her lack of education, but educated herself by reading, and wished, and was able to pass on her knowledge. In 1824, she became a widow and had to support herself and her five children alone. At this point, she became interested in

and the ideas of Swedenborg. She belonged to the Geijer literary circle in Uppsala and published several religious works, children stories, travel descriptions and other works. She was regarded as one of the leading supporters of

in Sweden.

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