Annie Åkerhielm

Anna Vilhelmina Elisabet Åkerhielm (18 November 1869 – 20 July 1956) was a Swedish writer and journalist. She wrote numerous novels, as well as for Swedish newspapers throughout her career. Her 1900 verse novel won her a Mindre guldmedaljen award from the Swedish Academy. Åkerhielm was known as an active campaigner against women's suffrage and democracy.

Life Annie Åkerhielm was born on 18 November 1869 in Malmö, Sweden. She was the second child of Catharina Quiding and , a district court judge, who was one of the leading utopian socialists of Sweden. Growing up in a remote and strict family, Åkerhielm lived a childhood of isolation. At this time, she read voraciously and acquired an interest in writing.

In 1898, Åkerhielm published her first novel Hvidehus, at the age of 29. The novel was influenced by Åkerhielm's anger over the Greco-Turkish War of 1897. It won the grand prize at Idun magazine's novel competition. Two more poetry collections followed in the next few years. She won the Mindre guldmedaljen award from the Swedish Academy for her verse novel (1900).

Åkerhielm had an extremely productive literary career.

Åkerhielm actively campaigned against women's suffrage and democracy, publishing the novel Fru Fanny, as well as the poetry Till Skånes kvinna, in 1904. She married , the editor-in-chief of the newspaper Gefle-Posten, in 1906. The marriage helped to initiate her career in journalism. She began working as a journalist for the newspaper, contributing articles on literary, political, and foreign scenes. In 1912, the couple moved to Stockholm, where they started working for the conservative newspaper Nya Dagligt Allehanda. Åkerhielm worked for the newspaper until her retirement in 1936. She expressed sympathy for Adolf Hitler, later calling him the saviour of Europe. She hoped that a new Hitler would take power in Europe one day.

Åkerhielm died in Stockholm, on 20 July 1956.