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Kvinnliga medborgarskolan vid Fogelstad (Fogelstad Citizen School for Women) was a Swedish education center for women, active from 1922 until 1954. The purpose of the center was to educate women in their new rights and responsibilities as citizens after
women suffrage Women's suffrage is the right of women to vote in elections. Beginning in the start of the 18th century, some people sought to change voting laws to allow women to vote. Liberal political parties would go on to grant women the right to vot ...
had been achieved in 1921. The center was founded by the ''Fogelstadgruppen'' (Fogelstad Group), a women's group which also managed the ''Frisinnade kvinnors riksförbund'' (Union of Liberal Women) and the magazine ''
Tidevarvet ''Tidevarvet'' (Swedish: ''The Epoch'') was a weekly political and feminist magazine existed between November 1923 and December 1936 in Stockholm, Sweden. History and profile ''Tidevarvet'' was established in 1923. The first issue appeared on ...
'', and it was situated at the Folgestad manor, which was owned by one of the members:
Elisabeth Tamm Elisabeth Tamm (30 June 1880, at the manor Fogelstad in Julita, Södermanlands län – 23 September 1958) was a Swedish liberal politician and women's rights activist. She was known in the parliament as ''Tamm i Fogelstad'' ("Tamm of Fogel ...
, herself one of the first women in the Swedish parliament.


See also

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Behörighetslagen Behörighetslagen () was an historical law in Sweden, which formally guaranteed men and women equal right to all public professions and positions in society, with certain specified exceptions. The law was passed in 1923, and enforced in 1925. It ...
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Svenska Kvinnors Medborgarförbund Svenska Kvinnors Medborgarförbund (SKM) ('Swedish Women's Citizens' Union') was a Swedish women's organization, founded in March 1921. SKM was founded by members of the former National Association for Women's Suffrage (Sweden). When women's suffr ...


References

*Lena Eskilsson, ''Drömmen om kamratsamhället. Kvinnliga medborgarskolan på Fogelsta 1925-35'', Carlssons 1991, *
Ulrika Knutson Ulrica, also spelled Ulrika, is a female given name of Germanic origins. Its male equivalent is Ulric, Ulrich or Ulrik. Ulrike and Ulrikke are alternative names derived from Ulrica. Ulrica may refer to: People * Ulrika Eleonora, Queen of Sw ...
, ''Kvinnor på gränsen till genombrott: grupporträtt av Tidevarvets kvinnor'', Bonnier 2004, *
Hjördis Levin Hjördis Levin (born 4 June 1930) is a Swedish historian and author whose field of research focuses on gender studies. Early years and education Hildur (nickname, "Hjördis") Charlotta Eriksson was born in Smedby, Östergötland County on 4 June ...
, ''Kvinnorna på barrikaden. Sexualpolitik och sociala frågor 1923-36'', Carlssons 1997, {{ISBN, 91-7203-189-1 History of women in Sweden 1922 in Sweden 1922 establishments in Sweden 1922 in women's history