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Else Kleen (newspaper pseudonym, Gwen; 1882–1968) was a Swedish journalist, author, and social reformer.
Else Kleen, urn:sbl:11564, Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (art av Hilding Eek), hämtad 2015-11-12.
Else Kleen (newspaper pseudonym, Gwen; 1882–1968) was a Swedish journalist, author, and social reformer.
Biography
She was a well-known participator in public debate in the Swedish press for sixty years. She was a reporter at '' Dagens Nyheter'' from 1906 to 1910, at ''Stockholms Dagblad
''Stockholms Dagblad'' was a conservative morning newspaper published in Stockholm between 1824 and 1931.
History and profile
''Stockholms Dagblad'' was established on 2 January 1824 as a newspaper for the Swedish capital. Under the editorship o ...
'' in 1910, and at ''Stockholms-Tidningen
''Stockholms-Tidningen'' (Swedish: ''The Stockholm Times'') was a Swedish-language morning newspaper published in Stockholm, Sweden, between 1889 and 1984 with an interruption from 1966 to 1981. It was one of the major dailies in the country tog ...
'' from 1911 to 1961. She was co-founder of the ''Hjälpföreningen för psykisk hälsovård'' (Association for Mental Health Care) and a member of its board from 1917 to 1968, and a board member of Långholmen prison from 1946 to 1968. As an author, she is perhaps most known as a fashion journalist, advising women on how to dress elegantly and practically at a small cost. As a social reformer, she is known for her struggle for a humane treatment of the insane and prison inmates.
References
Else Kleen, urn:sbl:11564, Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (art av Hilding Eek), hämtad 2015-11-12.
Further reading
* 1882 births 1968 deaths Swedish women journalists 20th-century Swedish journalists {{Sweden-journalist-stub