Emilia Fogelklou

Emilia Maria Fogelklou-Norlind (20 July 1878 in Simrishamn – 26 September 1972 in Uppsala, Sweden) was a Swedish pacifist, theologian, feminist, author and lecturer. She was the first woman in Sweden to receive a bachelor’s degree in theology, and her written work spans 28 published books.

Biography The daughter of a district registrar, Emilia Fogelklou excelled as a student. After attending Kungliga Högre Lärarinneseminariet, she became a teacher in Gothenburg and began to write, initially about religious education. She was involved in the workers education movement and wrote for progressive education reform. In 1909, she became the first woman in Sweden to receive a degree in theology.

Emilia Fogelklou died in 1972. She is buried in Västra Alstad cemetery in Anderslov parish, Skåne County. Her epitaph reads: ‘There is light still’.