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Frida Stéenhoff
Helga Frideborg "Frida" Maria Stéenhoff, née ''Wadström'' (11 December 1865, in Stockholm – 22 June 1945, in Stockholm), was a Swedish writer and women's rights activist. She was a leading participant of the public debate of gender equality and a contributor of several radical progressive publications. She was engaged in the women suffrage movement and several humanitarian organisations. During World War II, she participated in anti-fascist work. Frida Stéenhoff was a leading central figure of the free love movement in Sweden, for birth control, sex and romance without marriage, and critical toward the institution of marriage, subjects for which she became controversially known by her debut novel: ''Lejonets unge'' (Lion's Child) from 1896. She is credited with having introduced the modern concept of feminism in Sweden with her publication ''Feminismens moral'' (Feminist Morality) from 1903. She used the male pseudonym Harald Gate. She was among the contributors to the fem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frida Steenhoff
''Frida'' is a 2002 American biographical drama film directed by Julie Taymor which depicts the professional and private life of the surrealist Mexican artist Frida Kahlo. Starring Salma Hayek in an Academy Award–nominated portrayal as Kahlo and Alfred Molina as her husband, Diego Rivera, the film was adapted by Clancy Sigal, Diane Lake, Gregory Nava, Anna Thomas, Antonio Banderas and unofficially by Edward Norton from the 1983 book '' Frida: A Biography of Frida Kahlo'' by Hayden Herrera. ''Frida'' received generally positive reviews from critics, and won two Academy Awards for Best Makeup and Best Original Score among six nominations. Plot In 1925, Frida Kahlo suffers a traumatic accident at the age of 18 onboard a wooden-bodied bus that collides with a streetcar. Impaled by a metal pole, the injuries she sustains plague her for the rest of her life. To help her through convalescence, her father brings her a canvas to paint on. Once regaining the ability to walk with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
