Hanna Lindberg
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Hanna Lindberg was a Swedish
Municipal Politician (liberal
), feminist and milliner. She was the first woman in the Örebro
city municipal council. Alongside the other women elected in to various municipal councils in Sweden
in the 1910 elections, the was also the first woman to be elected in a municipal council in Sweden.
Hanna Lindberg had been a Gofer
and a milliner before she opened her own hat shop in 1891 and her own hat
-factory, AB Lindberg Strå- & Filthattar (AB Lindberg Straw- and felthats) in 1898. She was active within the women's suffrage
society, YMCA
as well as the frisinnade föreningen (liberals). Being unmarried and thereby of legal majority, as well as wealthy, she had been able to vote for many years, under the voting law of 1862, before all genders became eligible to the municipal elections after the 1909 reform, and after the 1910 municipal elections, she was one of the women elected in to local councils, becoming the first elected woman of her country.
Her installation in the communcal council attracted attention as an historical event and was carefully described:
Hanna Lindberg sat one full term, until 1914. In the city of Örebro, two more women sat in the council before the national women suffrage: Mathilda Tengwall in 1914-20, and Amalia Lundgren as a temporary replacement in 1916.
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
Municipal Politician (liberal
Liberalism
Liberalism is the belief in the importance of liberty and equal rights. Liberals espouse a wide array of views depending on their understanding of these principles, but generally, liberals support ideas such as constitutionalism, liberal democracy, free and fair elections, human rights,...
), feminist and milliner. She was the first woman in the Örebro
Örebro
-Sites of interest:Örebro's old town Wadköping is located on the banks of Svartån . It contains many 18th and 19th century wooden houses, along with museums and exhibitions....
city municipal council. Alongside the other women elected in to various municipal councils in Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
in the 1910 elections, the was also the first woman to be elected in a municipal council in Sweden.
Hanna Lindberg had been a Gofer
Gofer
A gofer or go-fer is an employee who is often sent on errands. "Gofer" reflects the likelihood of instructions to go for coffee, dry cleaning, or stamps, or to make other straightforward or familiar procurements. The term gofer originated in North America...
and a milliner before she opened her own hat shop in 1891 and her own hat
Hat
A hat is a head covering. It can be worn for protection against the elements, for ceremonial or religious reasons, for safety, or as a fashion accessory. In the past, hats were an indicator of social status...
-factory, AB Lindberg Strå- & Filthattar (AB Lindberg Straw- and felthats) in 1898. She was active within the women's suffrage
Women's suffrage
Women's suffrage or woman suffrage is the right of women to vote and to run for office. The expression is also used for the economic and political reform movement aimed at extending these rights to women and without any restrictions or qualifications such as property ownership, payment of tax, or...
society, YMCA
YMCA
The Young Men's Christian Association is a worldwide organization of more than 45 million members from 125 national federations affiliated through the World Alliance of YMCAs...
as well as the frisinnade föreningen (liberals). Being unmarried and thereby of legal majority, as well as wealthy, she had been able to vote for many years, under the voting law of 1862, before all genders became eligible to the municipal elections after the 1909 reform, and after the 1910 municipal elections, she was one of the women elected in to local councils, becoming the first elected woman of her country.
Her installation in the communcal council attracted attention as an historical event and was carefully described:
Red as a PeonyPeonyPeony or paeony is a name for plants in the genus Paeonia, the only genus in the flowering plant family Paeoniaceae. They are native to Asia, southern Europe and western North America...
in the face was Hanna Lindberg, when she for the first time enterred the localitites of the city council, where the governor Tersmeden stod before the table of the chairman focused on the door, awaiting to receive the first woman in the city council. As soon as Hanna Lindberg appeared at the door, he met her and escorted her galantly to her seat, which I had chosen for her in advance in the first line. He thereafter held an unusually warm welcome speach, despite his critical attitude toward the woman suffrage movement. During his installation of her among the "fathers", all remained standing.
Hanna Lindberg sat one full term, until 1914. In the city of Örebro, two more women sat in the council before the national women suffrage: Mathilda Tengwall in 1914-20, and Amalia Lundgren as a temporary replacement in 1916.