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Gerda Ahlm was an artist and an art conservator. She emigrated to America and was considered there to be one of the best and most knowledgeable conservators.
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Ahlström, Anna (1863 - 1943) [sv]
Ahlan
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Anna Ahlström was an entrepreneur and a school founder. In 1902 she founded Nya elementarskolan för flickor (New Elementary School for Girls), which also became known as the Ahlström school.
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Betzy Ählström was the first female Swedish glass artist. She created advanced Art Nouveau glassware.
Åhman, Pauline) (1812 - 1904) [sv]
Landby
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Pauline Åhman was a harpist and the first woman to be appointed as professional instrumentalist to Kungliga Hovkapellet (royal orchestra). She was also the first woman who was officially a harpist.
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Astrid Ahnfelt is primarily known for her contributions to the cultural exchange between Sweden and Italy.
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Ahnfelt, Clara (1819 - 1896) [sv]
Strömberg
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Clara Ahnfelt wrote the lyrics for Swedish sacred songs of the late-1800s. She left significant traces in Swedish society through her contributions to the evangelical revivalist movement as well as the practical, spiritual and psychological support she provided to her famous husband, the singer, composer and preacher Oscar Ahnfelt.
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Hilda Ahnfelt was the founder and owner of the first plume factory in Sweden and she won public recognition for her expertise during the late nineteenth- and early-twentieth centuries.
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Lovisa Åhrberg was a self-taught medical practitioner who had her own surgery.
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Ahrenberg, Anna (1861 - 1948) [sv]
Lindhult
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Anna Ahrenberg was a donor who contributed money to Gothenburg College (now the University of Gothenburg) and scientific research. She was active in various societies and was especially protective towards Italian culture.
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Ahrland, Karin (1931 - 2019) [sv]
Andersson
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Karin Ahrland was a lawyer, politician, diplomat and activist in the women’s cause.
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Erika Aittamaa invented the Lovikka mitten.
Annie Åkerhielm was an author and a journalist. She was an energetic campaigner against women’s suffrage and against democracy in general. She also had great admiration for Germany, for Nazism, and for Adolf Hitler.
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Gallie Åkerhielm was a baroness, children’s author, journalist and translator. She was particularly well known for her two series of children’s books on Anna-Lena and Trisse the cat, respectively. She knew Italian, German, English and French and translated about seventy works.
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Åkerman, Brita (1906 - 2006) [sv]
Johansson
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Brita Åkerman was a pioneer in consumer politics and research on women’s daily lives.
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Åkerman, Jeanna Elisabeth (1798 - 1859) [sv]
Åkerman, Jeanette Elisabeth [sv]
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Jeanna Åkerman played a central role in the music life of Gothenburg as a solo singer, pianist and organiser during the first half of the 1800s. She was also active as a composer and visual artist.
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Alma Åkermark was, from 1886–1889, the editor of *Framåt*, the first Swedish cultural radical women’s journal.
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Åkerström, Jenny (1867 - 1957) [sv]
Åkerström Söderström
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Jenny Åkerström wrote about food, was a domestic sciences teacher, and the founder of a domestic sciences school.
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Ingeborg Åkesdotter (Tott) was the wife of Sten Sture the elder. She held an influential albeit unofficial position of power in late-medieval Sweden.
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Birgit Åkesson was a dancer and one of Sweden’s foremost modern choreographers during the 1900s.
Jenny Åkesson was a pioneer in the socialist movement in Lund and a co-founder of the Lund women workers’ union and also the Lund social democratic women’s club.
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