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Valborg Svensson
Valborg Svensson (29 January 1903 – 20 April 1983) was a Swedish communist politician and journalist. She was a long-term member of the Stockholm city council and contributed to various publications of the Left Party (Sweden), Communist Party. Early life Svensson was born in Huskvarna, Jönköping, on 29 January 1903. Her mother died when she was 7. Her father married again, and she was adopted by a teacher when the family had more children. At 15 she began to work as a maid and then became a worker at a textile factory in Jönköping between 1923 and 1927. Political activities Svensson joined the Communist Party in 1928. She was a board member of a publication entitled ''Arbetarkvinnornas tidning'' (Swedish: ''Working women’s paper'') from 1930 which was affiliated with the Communist Party. She also edited a section of the communist newspaper, ''Ny Dag''. She received political training in Moscow from 1930 to 1933. Upon her return to Sweden she served in the central commit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Huskvarna
Huskvarna (; formerly spelled ''Husqvarna'') constitutes the eastern part of Jönköping, a city in the Sweden, Swedish province of Småland, and has a population of about 24,000. The distance to central Jönköping is about 5 km. The name Huskvarna translates to House Mill. Between 1911 and 1970, it was a Cities in Sweden, city municipality of its own. It geographically grew together with Jönköping in the 1950s. Since the local government reform in 1971, it is administratively within Jönköping Municipality. History A royal rifle manufacturer was established in Husqvarna, as it was originally spelled, in 1689, and lasted until 1757, when it was sold to private owners. It continued to supply the Swedish and Norwegian armies with rifles (for example, in 1870, some 10,000 rifles were finished), but the company later switched to the production of sewing machines and bicycles. Today, it is known as Husqvarna AB, an internationally known company with a variety of products. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |