Ebba Boström (1844–1902) was a Swedish nurse and a philanthropist. She established a philanthropic centre in Uppsala which served the poor and children.

Early life and education

Boström was born in Östanå manor in

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on 5 September 1844. She hailed from a noble family on her mother’s side, and her father was a judge. She had two sisters who married to the members of the noble von Bahr family. She also had two brothers:

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between 1891 and 1900 and Filip August Boström, governor of

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between 1887 and 1908. She was trained at the Deaconess Institution of Milmay as a nurse in England. During her studies she became part of the

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revival movement in London and Manchester.

Career

Boström returned to Sweden in 1882 following her graduation. She became the director of a morality association named Magdalenahem (Swedish: Magdalene home) for prostitutes in Uppsala in 1883. The same year she bought a property of her own to establish a philanthropic centre which would include a children’s home, a reform school for female servants, and a hospital. The latter was opened in 1893. She founded the Samariterhemmet foundation in Uppsala, being a deaconess home in Sweden. Later she handed over all of her philanthropic facilities to the foundation in 1899.

Death

Boström died of kidney disease on 5 October 1902 and was buried at the Gamla cemetery in Uppsala.

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