Anna Lindhagen

Who is Anna Lindhagen?

Anna Lindhagen, was a Swedish politician, social reformer and women's rights activist. In collaboration with Anna Åbergsson, she was a leading force in the introduction of allotment in Sweden. She was one of the driving forces behind the foundation of the Swedish Society for Woman Suffrage. Lindberg was a member of the Stockholm City Council in 1911-1923.

Anna Lindhagen was the daughter of Albert Lindhagen and the sister of Carl Lindhagen and Arthur Lindhagen. She was a licensed nurse and early active within the Labour movement: from 1902 until 1925, she worked as a child care inspector for the Stockholm Poor care. In 1902, Lindhagen belonged to one of the leading figures who called for the formation of a women's organisation for women suffrage, which was founded as Swedish Society for Woman Suffrage. With her combined membership in the upper-classes and her social democratic and radically socialistic views, she functioned as a uniting force between right wing and left wing women within the suffrage union. From 1911 until 1916, she was the editor of Morgonbris, the paper of the social democratic women.