Johanna Kristina "Hanna" Grönvall (10 December 1879 in Västra Sallerup, Malmöhus län – 22 May 1953) was a Swedish politician (

Swedish Social Democratic Party The Swedish Social Democratic Party, formally the Swedish Social Democratic Workers' Party ( sv, Sveriges socialdemokratiska arbetareparti ; S/SAP), usually referred to as The Social Democrats ( sv, link=no, Socialdemokraterna ), is a social-d ...

) and

trade union A trade union (labor union in American English), often simply referred to as a union, is an organization of workers intent on "maintaining or improving the conditions of their employment", ch. I such as attaining better wages and benefits ( ...

worker. She played a major role in the improvement of the working conditions for domestic workers as the President of the Stockholm Housemaid Union and the co-founder of the national house maids trade union.

Life

Grönwall was born to the blacksmith Nils Grönvall and Petronella Nilsson. She worked as a house maid from 1900 until 1934. She eventually settled in Stockholm, and became a member of the Swedish Social Democratic Party and engaged in the working union. She was the secretary of the '' Stockholms hembiträdesförening'' ( Stockholm Housemaid Union) 1910-1914 and its chair in 1914—1941. As the Chair of the Stockholm Housemaid Union, she took the initiative to the foundation of the first national trade union for house maids in Sweden, the ''Hembiträdesföreningarnas centralkommitté'' (Housemaid Union's Central Committee), in 1936. Grönwall was a Member of the City Council of the

Stockholm Municipality Stockholm Municipality or the City of Stockholm ( sv, Stockholms kommun or ) is a municipality in Stockholm County in east central Sweden. It has the largest population of the 290 municipalities of the country, but one of the smallest areas, maki ...

in 1919–1938.Stockholms kommunalkalender 1919 As a Politician she was engaged in the improvement of the rights of domestic workers. She was a member of the state committee for the working conditions of the house maids.

Sources

* Sveriges dödbok 1947–2006, (Cd-Rom), Sveriges Släktforskarförbund

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Gronvall, Hanna 1879 births 1953 deaths People from Eslöv Municipality Swedish Social Democratic Party politicians Maids Swedish domestic workers 20th-century Swedish women politicians 20th-century Swedish politicians Swedish trade union leaders