Hedvig Apollonia Löfwenskiöld (later Lillienanckar; 1736–1789) was a Swedish writer and poet.
Life
She was the daughter of the official and poet Henrik Anders Löfvenskiöld and the niece of the poet
Charlotta Löfgren
Charlotta Catharina Löfgren (January 172014 February 1784) was a Swedish lady of letters and poet.
Biography
Löfgren was born in Linköping, the daughter of the local official Anders Löfgréen (d. 1728) and Anna Schreibe. She was the sister of ...
. The correspondence between her and her colleagues Charlotta Löfgren,
Samuel Älf and
Hedwig Walldorff is preserved. She was a member of the literary society
Apollini Sacra, a daughter academy of the
Utile Dulci.
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.
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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