Stina Swartling (

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von Hofsten; 28 June 1858 – 26 November 1929), was a

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writer.

Life and work

Stina Swartling was born on June 28, 1858, at

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, Karlskoga,

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, and was the second of ten children of Bengt and Baroness Lovisa Sofia von Hofsten (née Hamilton af Hageby). In 1880, Stina von Hofsten married Reinhold Magnus Svartling. The couple settled in Espenäs, Örebro County. In 1899, Swartling founded a garden school, which she branded as Sweden's first women-only garden school.

Bibliography

* ''Om höns'', 1906. * ''Om sparris och tomater'', 1907. * ''Om kalkoner, pärlhöns, gäss och ankor'', 1908. * ''Om jord och gödslingsämnen samt om potatis'', 1909.

References

1858 births 1929 deaths People from Karlskoga Municipality Swedish nobility 20th-century Swedish writers Swedish-language writers Writers from Karlskoga {{Sweden-writer-stub