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Beatrice Dickson

1852 – 1941

Swedish philanthropist

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Lived 1852 – 1941 (aged 88). Beatrice Dickson was a Swedish philanthropist.

Cecilia Elise Beatrice Dickson (31 March 1852 – 18 January 1941) was a Swedish philanthropist and a pioneering temperance activist in Gothenburg. In 1884, together with her mother, Dickson founded the Överås Blue Cross Association , Sweden's first temperance society, serving as its secretary for 15 years. She also chaired the city's or YWCA from 1891 to 1916.

Biography Born on 31 March 1852 in Gothenburg, Cecilia Elise Beatrice Dickson was the youngest child of James Dickson and Eleonore Willerding. Brought up in one of the city's most affluent families, she was educated by her parents and her governess.

In the early 1880s, on an extended visit to England with her parents, she came into contact with those involved in the most important social developments of the times, including the YWCA and the housing projects for the poor in London's East End. She cultivated friendships with Catherine Booth and Agnes Welin, both leading philanthropists, who inspired her future work and her interest in encouraging temperance for the working classes.

Beatrice Dickson died on 18 January 1941. She is buried in Gothenburg's Östra kyrkogården.

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Swedish philanthropist (1852-1941)

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Beatrice Dickson was born on 31 March 1852 in Domkyrkoförsamlingen in Göteborg.

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Beatrice Dickson died on 18 January 1941 in Domkyrkoförsamlingen in Göteborg.

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Beatrice Dickson was a philanthropist.

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Beatrice Dickson was Swedish.

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· Wikipedia: Beatrice Dickson

· Wikidata: Q4944790

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