Ada Nilsson

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Ada Nilsson
Ada Nilsson 1935.jpg
BornSeptember 21, 1872
DiedMay 23, 1964
 [sv]
NationalitySweden

Ada Konstantia Nilsson (September 21, 1872 – May 23, 1964) was an early Swedish woman doctor. She was one of the founders of the campaigning newspaper Tidevarvet in 1923.

Life[]

Nilsson was born in in 1872. She was brought up in a farmhouse. Her father who helped to run the cottage textile workers died when she was thirteen and she went to live in Stockholm.[1] In 1891 she was one of the first women to take medical training, initially in Uppsala and mainly in Stockholm. She met Lydia Wahlström and who were pioneers, too.[1]

1920s Left to right: Elisabeth Tamm, Ada Nilsson, Kerstin Hesselgren (sitting), Honorine Hermelin and Elin Wägner

She was a member of the Liberal Women's National Association.[2]

The newspaper Tidevarvet was founded in 1923[3][4] by Kerstin Hesselgren, Honorine Hermelin, who was an educator, Ada Nilsson, Elisabeth Tamm, a liberal politician, and Elin Wägner, who was an author.[5][6] The founders who had a liberal political stance[6] were known as the Fogelstad group. Nilsson was one of the principal funders of the project and became editor-in-chief with her new friend Elin Wägner as its first editor. The newspaper was to publish until 1936 and for three years (1925-28) the newspaper ran a free consultancy but it was difficult to fund.[1]

Death and private life[]

Nilsson had a very close relationship with Honorine Hermelin. During the last year of her life Nilsson went to stay at Fogelstad with Hermelin.[7] Nilsson died in  [sv]. She was near blind and poor. She was buried in a cemetery near her birthplace.[1] Her life is one of those celebrated in Stockholm's Östermalmstorg metro station by Siri Derkert.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e "skbl.se - Ada Konstantia Nilsson". skbl.se. Retrieved 2019-10-01.
  2. ^ Karl Erik Gustafsson; Per Rydén (2010). A History of the Press in Sweden (PDF). Gothenburg: Nordicom. ISBN 978-91-86523-08-4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 February 2015. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
  3. ^ "Tidevarvet 1923". Göteborgs Universitetsbibliotek. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
  4. ^ "Tidevarvet cover page" (PDF). Tidevarvet. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
  5. ^ Lene Buchert. "Hesselgren, Kerstin (1872-1964)". Performance Magazine. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b "Tidevarvsgruppen (The Age Group), Fogelstad-gruppen (The Fogelstad Group) and the newspaper Tidevarvet (The Age.)". Hjördis Levin's homepage. Archived from the original on 28 August 2007. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
  7. ^ "skbl.se - Honorine Louise Hermelin". www.skbl.se. Retrieved 2020-02-28.

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