Ada Nilsson

Ada Konstantia Nilsson (September 21, 1872 – May 23, 1964) was an early Swedish woman doctor. She was one of the founders of the campaigning newspaper Tidevarvet in 1923.

Ada Nilsson
BornSeptember 21, 1872
Södra Säms
DiedMay 23, 1964
Julita
NationalitySweden

Life

Nilsson was born in Södra Säms in 1872. She was brought up in a farmhouse. Her father who helped to run the cottage textile workers died when she was thirteen and she went to live in Stockholm.[1] In 1891 she was one of the first women to take medical training, initially in Uppsala and mainly in Stockholm. She met Lydia Wahlström and Alma Sundqvist who were pioneers, too.[1]

1920s Left to right: Elisabeth Tamm, Ada Nilsson, Kerstin Hesselgren (sitting), Honorine Hermelin and Elin Wägner

She was a member of the Liberal Women's National Association.[2]

The newspaper Tidevarvet was founded in 1923[3][4] by Kerstin Hesselgren, Honorine Hermelin, who was an educator, Ada Nilsson, Elisabeth Tamm, a liberal politician, and Elin Wägner, who was an author.[5][6] The founders who had a liberal political stance[6] were known as the Fogelstad group. Nilsson was one of the principal funders of the project and became editor-in-chief with her new friend Elin Wägner as its first editor. The newspaper was to publish until 1936 and for three years (1925-28) the newspaper ran a free consultancy but it was difficult to fund.[1]

Nilsson died in Julita. She was blind at the end of her life, and poor. She was buried in a cemetery near her birthplace.[1] Her life is one of those celebrated in Stockholm's Östermalmstorg metro station by Siri Derkert.[1]

Death and private life

Nilsson had a very close relationship with Honorine Hermelin. During the last year of her life Nilsson went to stay at Fogelstad with Hermelin.[7] Nilsson died in Julita. She was near blind and poor. She was buried in a cemetery near her birthplace.[1] Her life is one of those celebrated in Stockholm's Östermalmstorg metro station by Siri Derkert.[1]

References
  1. "skbl.se - Ada Konstantia Nilsson". skbl.se. Retrieved 2019-10-01.
  2. Karl Erik Gustafsson; Per Rydén (2010). A History of the Press in Sweden (PDF). Gothenburg: Nordicom. ISBN 978-91-86523-08-4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 February 2015. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
  3. "Tidevarvet 1923". Göteborgs Universitetsbibliotek. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
  4. "Tidevarvet cover page" (PDF). Tidevarvet. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
  5. Lene Buchert. "Hesselgren, Kerstin (1872-1964)". Performance Magazine. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
  6. "Tidevarvsgruppen (The Age Group), Fogelstad-gruppen (The Fogelstad Group) and the newspaper Tidevarvet (The Age.)". Hjördis Levin's homepage. Archived from the original on 28 August 2007. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
  7. "skbl.se - Honorine Louise Hermelin". www.skbl.se. Retrieved 2020-02-28.
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