Nya Idun is a Swedish cultural association for women founded in 1885, originally as a female counterpart to

Sällskapet Idun is a Swedish association for men, founded in 1862 in Stockholm. Founding Sällskapet Idun traces its founding back to 22 November 1862 at the Hotel Fenix in Stockholm, Sweden. Its founders consisted of Edward Bergh and Johan Fredrik Höckert ...

('the Idun Society'). Its aim was to "gather educated women in the Stockholm area for informal gatherings". There was also an early 20th-century women's journal of the same name. Nya_Idun_1885

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Nya Idun was founded on 7 February 1885 in the premises of the at Jakobsbergsgatan 11 in Stockholm. Its founders were

Calla Curman Calla Curman, née ''Lundström'' (1850–1935), was a Swedish writer, salon-holder and feminist. She was also the founder of Stångehuvud nature reserve and one of the five founders of the women's association Nya Idun. Family Calla Curman ...

Hanna Winge Hanna Mathilda Winge, née Tengelin (4 December 1838 – 9 March 1896) was a Swedish painter and textile artist. She was one of the five founders of the Swedish women's association Nya Idun. Biography Hanna Mathilda Winge was born in Gothe ...

, Ellen Fries, Ellen Key and Amelie Wikström. The first fifteen women elected to the association's committee were Alfhild Agrell, Lilly Engström,

Selma Giöbel Selma Giöbel (1843–1925) was a Swedish artist. She was active as a textile designer (particularly for carpets and wall paper), sculptor and engraver, and regarded as one of the most notable Swedish textile designers of the late 19th-century. ...

, Therese Gyldén, Anna Höjer,

Amanda Kerfstedt Hilda Augusta ''Amanda'' Kerfstedt, née ''Hallström'' (5 June 1835, in Eskilstuna – 10 April 1920, in Stockholm), was a Swedish novelist, playwright and translator. She was a popular and noted writer in late 19th and early 20th century Swede ...

, Anne Charlotte Leffler,

Hulda Lundin Hulda Lundin (June 12, 1847, Kristianstad – March 13, 1921, Oscars Parish, Stockholm) was a Swedish tailor and educator who laid the foundation for modern sewing education. She was the founder of the so-called “Swedish public school system of ...

Agda Montelius Agda Georgina Dorothea Alexandra Montelius née ''Reuterskiöld'' (23 April 1850 – 27 October 1920) was a Swedish philanthropist and feminist. She was a leading figure of the Swedish philanthropy, active for the struggle of women's suffrage, an ...

, Anna Munthe-Norstedt,

Mathilda Roos Lovisa Mathilda Roos (pen name, M. Rs.; 2 August 1852 – 17 July 1908) was a Swedish writer. Biography Lovisa Mathilda Roos was born 2 August 1852, in Stockholm. Her parents were Malte Leopold Roos (1806–1882), a colonel at Svea Artillery Re ...

, Anna Sandström, Hilma Svedbom,

Anna Whitlock Anna Whitlock (13June 185216June 1930) was a Swedish reform pedagogue, journalist, suffragette A suffragette was a member of an activist women's organisation in the early 20th century who, under the banner "Votes for Women", fought for th ...

, and Coraly Zethræus. The association's model was

in Stockholm, founded in 1862, which, according to its statutes, was for "men living in Stockholm who have their own activities and interests in science, literature and art in various fields". Sällskapet Idun accepted only male members, and Nya Idun was formed to serve as a counterpart for women. On the founding of the organization, Calla Curman wrote, "Why shouldn't we women too, regardless of our different political and religious views, be able to come together for a mutual exchange of ideas in common intellectual, artistic and literary interests?" The association met once a month, with art exhibitions and musical and literary lectures. Its first meeting was attended by 20 people. On that occasion, author Anne Charlotte Edgren-Leffler gave a lecture on, among other things, the Victorian dress reform movement abroad, which led to the founding of the Swedish Dress Reform Association the following year. The association still exists for women academics and artists of various kinds.

Swedish-American woman's journal

A Swedish-language women's journal of the same name was published in

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, Minnesota, from 1906 to 1924 by Magnhild Anderson.

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– the association's homepage {{Authority control 1885 in Sweden Organizations established in 1885 Clubs and societies in Sweden Women's organizations based in Sweden