Lydia Wahlström (1869-1954)
From the 1905 archives of Arbetet newspaper, it seems that Dr.
From the 1905 archives of Arbetet newspaper, it seems that Dr. Lydia Wahlström was invited by the women's suffrage association to give a lecture to Malmö Nya Arbetarförening (the city s prominent workers organization): The learned speaker, a dark-skinned lady in a burgundy robe, made a very good impression from the lectern. Her simple, calm demeanor and soft delivery perfectly suited the subject matter: 'Should our public life continue to exclude women? Wahlström was a leading figure in the women's suffrage movement and one of the founders of the National Association for Women's Political Voting Rights. In 1924 she published a novel, The Bishop, which is indirectly about her love for Anita Nathorst. Same-sex relationships within the women's movement were generally accepted, but were often conducted discreetly, for various reasons. Foto 1. Photographer unknown - http://moderatakvinnorshistoria.se/?page_id=25, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=17503823 Foto 2. Malmö museer Text: A Ride to Pride en kartguide till Malmös hbtqi-historia, Malmö Stadsarkiv
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- Årtal: 1905
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