Hedvig Apollonia Löfwenskiöld, as married Lillienanckar (1736–1789), was a Swedish writer, lady of letters and poet. She was the daughter of the official and poet Henrik Anders Löfvenskiöld and the niece of the poet

Charlotta Löfgren Catharina ''Charlotta'' Löfgren (January 1720, Linköping – 14 February 1784), was a Sweden, Swedish lady of letters and poet. Biography Charlotta Löfgren was the daughter of the local official Anders Löfgréen (d. 1728) and Anna Schreibe and ...

. The correspondence between her and her colleagues Charlotta Löfgren, Samuel Älf and

Hedwig Walldorff Hedwig may refer to: People and fictional characters * Hedwig (name), a list of people and fictional characters with the given name * Grzegorz Hedwig (born 1988), Polish slalom canoeist * Johann Hedwig, (1730–1799), German botanist * Romanus Adol ...

is preserved. She was a member of the literary society Apollini Sacra, a daughter academy of the

Utile Dulci The Utile Dulci was a learned and musical Academy and Secret Society in Stockholm in Sweden. It was founded in memory of Olof von Dalin in 1766, and held its last session in 1795. History The Utile Dulci was alongside the Royal Swedish Academy of ...

. In one poem, she states that the intellectual inferiority of females was the consequence of the lack of education and knowledge and that given the same schooling, the intellect of the genders would be equal.

References

* Ann Öhrberg (2001). Vittra fruntimmer. Författarroll och retorik hos frihetstidens kvinnliga författare. Stockholm: Gidlunds Förlag. * Sven G. Hansson (1991). Satir och kvinnokamp. I Hedvig Charlotta Nordenflychts diktning.. Carlsson Bokförlag. {{DEFAULTSORT:Lofwenskiold, Hedvig 1736 births 1789 deaths 18th-century Swedish women writers Swedish poets Place of birth missing Swedish women poets 18th-century Swedish poets Age of Liberty people