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Ebba Palmstierna

1877 – 1966

Swedish writer and suffragette

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Lived 1877 – 1966 (aged 89). Ebba Palmstierna was a Swedish suffragette, writer and suffragist.

Ebba Margareta Palmstierna, born Carlheim-Gyllensköld (27 August 1877 – 9 October 1966) was a Swedish noblewoman and suffragette.

Life Palmstierna was born in 1877. She was the daughter of the commander Alfred Edvard Rutger Carlheim-Gyllensköld and of Maria Elisabet Christina Ehrenborg. In 1899, she married Erik Kule Palmstierna (1877–1959), with whom she had several children, one of them Carl-Fredrik Palmstierna. She was active in the National Association for Women's Suffrage in Karlskrona and was in the board of the Karlskronia association that gathered signatures for a 1905 petition for women's suffrage. She was also one of the signatories on this petition. In 1917, she was a board member on a national level for the National Association for Women's Suffrage, together with Signe Bergman, Karolina Widerström, Gulli Petrini and Ester Brisman.

Palmstierna wrote down her memoirs during her lifetime. They were published in 1973 posthumous in two volumes, one of them ranging from 1877 until 1905 and another one from 1907 until 1922.

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Ebba Margareta Carlheim-Gyllensköld, Ebba Margareta Palmstierna

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Ebba Palmstierna?

Swedish writer and suffragette

When was Ebba Palmstierna born?

Ebba Palmstierna was born on 27 August 1877 in Royal Karlskrona Admiralty parish.

When did Ebba Palmstierna die?

Ebba Palmstierna died on 9 October 1966 in Rättvik parish.

What was Ebba Palmstierna's occupation?

Ebba Palmstierna was a suffragette, writer and suffragist.

What nationality was Ebba Palmstierna?

Ebba Palmstierna was Swedish.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Ebba Palmstierna

· Wikidata: Q65038215

· DBpedia: Ebba Palmstierna

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