Agda Montelius

Who was Agda Montelius?

Agda Montelius née Reuterskiöld was a Swedish philanthropist and feminist. She was a leading figure of the Swedish philanthropy, active for the struggle of woman suffrage, and chairman of the Fredrika-Bremer-förbundet in 1903-1920.

Montelius was the daughter of the government defence minister and noble General-Lieutenant Alexander Reuterskiöld and Anna Schenström. She married professor Oscar Montelius in 1871. She is described as small, calm, kind and thoughtful and always busy with her many projects; she had a bad eyesights and eventually became blind in one eye.