''Dagny'' was a

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women's magazine that existed between 1886 and 1913. The title of the magazine bore the statement (Swedish: published by the Fredrika Bremer Association), which indicated the publisher. It was subtitled (Swedish: Journal for social and literary interests). It is the first Swedish magazine which covered social issues from women's perspective and from 1903 assumed a leading position in the

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in Sweden.

History and profile

''Dagny'' was launched in 1886 as a successor to another women's magazine, ''

Tidskrift för hemmet The ''Home Review'' ( sv, Tidskrift för hemmet) was a Swedish women's magazine, published from 1859 to 1885. It was the first women's magazine in the Nordic countries and its inception is sometimes regarded as the foundation of Sweden's women's ...

'', which was published from 1859 to 1885. The publisher was Fredrika Bremer Association. According to doctor , son of doctor Salomon Henschen, the periodical was named after his sister, translator . The magazine was headquartered in

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and published on a weekly basis. The editor of ''Dagny'' was Lotten Dahlgren, who held the post between 1891 and 1907. The page number of the magazine varied between 15 and 35 in the period 1900 to 1907 and was 12 from 1908 to 1913. Its size was 22 cm in 1900–1907 and 32 cm in 1908–1913. ''Dagny'' folded in 1913 and was succeeded by '' Hertha'', another women's magazine. The full issues of ''Dagny'' have been archived in the Swedish National Archives and in the

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