National Council of Swedish Women

Svenska Kvinnors Nationalförbund

Formation| 1896
Legal status| Active
Purpose| Support women's rights

Official language

| Swedish
Affiliations| International Council of Women (ICW)

National Council of Swedish Women (Swedish: "Svenska Kvinnors Nationalförbund") is the Swedish branch of the International Council of Women.

It was founded in 1896 by Ellen Fries to function as an umbrella organisation for women's organisations in Sweden and represent Sweden at the international congresses of the ICW.[1]

Chairperson

1. 1896-1898: Ellen Anckarsvärd
2. 1898-1909: Anna Hierta-Retzius
3. 1909-1920: Eva Upmark
4. 1920-1927: Bertha Nordenson
5. 1927-1928: Malin Wester-Hallberg
6. 1929–1930: Elisif Theel
7. 1930–1931: Ingegerd Palme
8. 1931–1949: Kerstin Hesselgren
9. 1972–1981: Margit Althin

## References

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1. ^ Kyle, G., Abukhanfusa, K. (1987). Handbok i svensk kvinnohistoria. Sverige: Carlsson.

* NE
* Dagny, nr 36, 1911
* Dagny, nr 2, 1928
* Dagny, nr 36, 1911
* Hertha, nr 5, 1922 Archived 2024-07-04 at the Wayback Machine
* Historisk Tidskrift, 2007 Archived 2021-11-21 at the Wayback Machine

Authority control databases

International|

* ISNI
* VIAF

National|

* United States