Lydia Katarina Wahlström (28 June 1869 in Lundby, Västmanland - 2 June 1954 in Stockholm), was a Swedish historian

Historian

A historian is a person who studies and writes about the past and is regarded as an authority on it. Historians are concerned with the continuous, methodical narrative and research of past events as relating to the human race; as well as the study of all history in time. If the individual is...

, author and feminist. She was one of the founders of the Swedish Society for Woman Suffrage

Swedish Society for Woman Suffrage

The Swedish Society for Woman Suffrage , or LKPR, was a part of the general Suffrage movement and the national society for woman suffrage in Sweden. It was developed from Sveriges allmänna rösträttsförbund , the Suffrage Movement of Sweden, which was active mainly in acquiring full suffrage for males...

 and its chairman 1907-1911.

Lydia Wahlström was the daughter of the vicar Johan Gustaf Wahlström and Ida Schmidt. She was accepted at the Uppsala University

Uppsala University

Uppsala University is a research university in Uppsala, Sweden, and is the oldest university in Scandinavia, founded in 1477. It consistently ranks among the best universities in Northern Europe in international rankings and is generally considered one of the most prestigious institutions of...

 in 1888, became a Bachelor of Arts

Bachelor of Arts

A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...

 in history, Nordic languages and Political science

Political science

Political Science is a social science discipline concerned with the study of the state, government and politics. Aristotle defined it as the study of the state. It deals extensively with the theory and practice of politics, and the analysis of political systems and political behavior...

 and made a disputation

Disputation

In the scholastic system of education of the Middle Ages, disputations offered a formalized method of debate designed to uncover and establish truths in theology and in sciences...

 in 1898. As a student, she founded the first organisation for female students at Uppsala University, whose members wore their students caps in public, which were considered unsuitable for their gender.

She later tutored in Christianity in Uppsala, managed a girl's school in England and was finally made principal at the Åhlinska skolan in Stockholm. In 1903, she founded the Swedish Society for Woman Suffrage together with Signe Bergman

Signe Bergman

Signe Wilhelmina Ulrika Bergman , was a Swedish feminist.She was the chairman of the Swedish Society for Woman Suffrage in 1914-1917 and the Swedish delegat to International Woman Suffrage Alliance in 1909-1920. She played a leading role in the international congress for woman suffrage in Stockholm...

, Anna Whitlock

Anna Whitlock

Anna Whitlock , was a Swedish school pioneer and feminist. Daughter of the merchant Gustaf Whitlock and Sophie Forsgrén and sister of the feminist Ellen Whitlock....

 and Ann-Margret Holmgren

Ann-Margret Holmgren

Ann Margret Holmgren, née Tersmeden , was a Swedish author, feminist and pacifist....

. She belonged to its leading speakers, ideologists and writers, and represented the Swedish suffrage movement internationally on several occasions. Her academic titles gave scientific credibility to the movement, and she served as chairman in 1907-1911. She was one of few members to openly confess to be a political conservative. Wahlström was also active within the Fredrika Bremer-förbundet.

Lydia Wahlström published many works about Christianity and history.