Nancy Margareta Eriksson (11 April 1907 – 12 May 1984) was a Swedish politician for the

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and a member of the Swedish

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. She also made a notable appearance in the SVT television series ''Här är ditt liv'' in 1981.

Early life

Eriksson was born on 11 April 1907 in

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. She was adopted by a Swedish family after her birth mother put her up for adoption by placing an advert in the newspaper ''

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''.

Career

Eriksson graduated in 1927 and in 1932, she started working as a nurse. Eriksson was elected to the

, the Swedish national legislative assembly, in 1948 and became a member of the second chamber from 1949. She remained a member of parliament between 1949 and 1970. Eriksson was very active in the Swedish Social Democratic campaign against the Swedish

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s programme, and at the forefront in proposing a motion against atomic weapons. The motion was accepted at the congress of democratic parties held in November 1956. As a leader of the Diabetic Society for twenty years (1956–1978), she wrote motions so that

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could get jobs with the state, despite earlier restrictions. During her time in the Riksdag, she was successful in 1981 in legislating free bus travel for passengers travelling with baby carriages. Eriksson had a noted appearance on the television show ''Här är ditt liv'' (a Swedish version of '' This Is Your Life'') broadcast on 31 January, 1981, on SVT. She was that week's celebrity guest, "kidnapped" at the hands of

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. She was awarded the

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in 1978.

Bibliography

*Bara en hemmafru ''debattskrift'' 1964 *Nancy – ''Nancy Eriksson minns'', 1985,

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