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Myndig: Fredrika Bremer i urval
Fredrika Bremer (1801–1865) är en av Sveriges internationellt mest välkända författare och kulturpersonligheter. Hon var också en av sin tids främsta förespråkare för kvinnors rättigheter och hennes arbete fick en avgörande betydelse för Sveriges politiska utveckling.
Konsekvent tog Bremer ställning för ett friare och mer liberalt samhälle. Hon skildrade samhällsutmaningarna med utgångspunkt i hemmen, men förde konsekvenserna av analysen in på andra områden, som frågan om kvinnors fulla myndighet, rätt att delta i alla delar av samhällslivet och även rösta i allmänna val. Med Fredrik Bööks ord kom hon att personifiera ”den svenska liberalismens höjdlinje”.
Hennes inflytande sträckte sig långt utanför Sveriges gränser. Fredrika Bremer reste mycket och togs emot som en celebritet i de länder hon besökte.
Konsekvent tog Bremer ställning för ett friare och mer liberalt samhälle. Hon skildrade samhällsutmaningarna med utgångspunkt i hemmen, men förde konsekvenserna av analysen in på andra områden, som frågan om kvinnors fulla myndighet, rätt att delta i alla delar av samhällslivet och även rösta i allmänna val. Med Fredrik Bööks ord kom hon att personifiera ”den svenska liberalismens höjdlinje”.
Hennes inflytande sträckte sig långt utanför Sveriges gränser. Fredrika Bremer reste mycket och togs emot som en celebritet i de länder hon besökte.
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Published December 16, 2021
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Fredrika Bremer
353 books18 followersFredrika Bremer was a Swedish 19th century writer and one of the earliest and perhaps most influential women rights activist in the country.
Born into a wealthy family in the Swedish speaking parts of Finland Bremer recieved a thorough education including a Tour d'Europe.
In 1828 she she started to publish her series Teckningar utur hvardagslifvet (Drawings from the everyday life), in which her story Familjen H... (The Family H...) was included. The work drew influences from the English 'novel of letters', as well as the utilitism of Jeremy Bentham and the works of Freidrich Schiller. The work was widely acclaimed and she continued her writings by publishing Grannerna (The Neighbours) and Hemmet (The Home).
Inspired by Alexis de Tocquevilles she travelled to the United States by herself and stayed for over a year. Bremer was dissapointed by the experience since she could not condone with policies such as slavery. She was however somewhat influencal in the US at the time, having many of her works translated by Mary Howitt, and she was mentioned in Little Women by Louisa May Alcott.
Her most important work would be Hertha. The book caused such a major discussion about the role of women in society that the Swedish parliment decided to grant unmarried women over 25 years of age legal majority. It also lead to the foundation of all women higher education schools.
Born into a wealthy family in the Swedish speaking parts of Finland Bremer recieved a thorough education including a Tour d'Europe.
In 1828 she she started to publish her series Teckningar utur hvardagslifvet (Drawings from the everyday life), in which her story Familjen H... (The Family H...) was included. The work drew influences from the English 'novel of letters', as well as the utilitism of Jeremy Bentham and the works of Freidrich Schiller. The work was widely acclaimed and she continued her writings by publishing Grannerna (The Neighbours) and Hemmet (The Home).
Inspired by Alexis de Tocquevilles she travelled to the United States by herself and stayed for over a year. Bremer was dissapointed by the experience since she could not condone with policies such as slavery. She was however somewhat influencal in the US at the time, having many of her works translated by Mary Howitt, and she was mentioned in Little Women by Louisa May Alcott.
Her most important work would be Hertha. The book caused such a major discussion about the role of women in society that the Swedish parliment decided to grant unmarried women over 25 years of age legal majority. It also lead to the foundation of all women higher education schools.
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