Disa Västberg
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Disa Västberg (1891-1966) was a Swedish politician ( Social Democrat). She was the daughter of a sawmill-worker and worked as a waitress. In 1911, she married Moje Västberg, editor of the Social Democratic newspaper ''Nya Samhället'' of
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. She was Chairperson of the Medelpad local branch of Social Democratic Women in Sweden in 1917-1928, and Member of the Sundsvall City Council in 1919. She was the editor of Morgonbris in 1936–1952. She was the chairperson of the Social Democratic Women in Sweden in 1936–1952. She was MP of the
andra kammaren The Andra kammaren (lit. Second Chamber) was the lower house of the bicameral Riksdag of Sweden between 1866 and 1970 that replaced the Riksdag of the Estates. The upper house was the Första kammaren. At the time of its abolition the chamb ...
of the
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in 1941–1956.


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{{Expand Swedish, Disa Västberg, date=March 2022 1891 births 1966 deaths 20th-century Swedish politicians 20th-century Swedish women politicians Swedish social democrats Swedish feminists