Lizinka Dyrssen

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Lizinka Dyrssen
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Born(1866-07-28)28 July 1866
Uppsala-Näs, Sweden
Died9 September 1952(1952-09-09) (aged 64)
Stockholm, Sweden
NationalitySwedish
Spouse(s)
Wilhelm Dyrssen
(m. 1888)
ChildrenGustaf Dyrssen
Magnus Dyrssen

Charlotta Maria Thérèse Lizinka Dyrssen, née af Ugglas (28 July 1866[1] – 9 September 1952), was a Swedish women's rights activist. She served as chairperson of the Swedish Red Cross 1902–1906, the Stockholm branch of the National Association for Women's Suffrage in 1909-1910, the Moderate Association for Women's Suffrage in 1917-1921, the Fredrika Bremer Association in 1921–1937, and the Moderate Women.

Dyrssen was born to Baron  [sv] and Thérèse Björnstjerna, and married Admiral and Naval Minister Wilhelm Dyrssen (1858–1929) in 1888. She was mother to Gustaf Dyrssen (1891–1981) and Magnus Dyrssen (1894–1940). She died on 9 September 1952 in Stockholm.

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  1. ^ "724 (Hvar 8 dag / Årg. 17 (1915/1916))". Project Runeberg (in Swedish). Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  • Wallberg, Evabritta, ed. (2005). Unionsåret 1905 – dramatik och vardag: två brevväxlingar : Wilhelm och Lizinka Dyrssen, Joachim och Martina Åkerman. Handlingar / Kungl. Samfundet för utgivande av handskrifter rörande Skandinaviens historia, 0347-8505 ; 28 (in Swedish). Stockholm: Kungl. Samfundet för utgivande av handskrifter rörande Skandinaviens historia. ISBN 91-85104-32-9.

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