Sigrid Kruse

Sigrid Maria Kruse (2 September 1867 – 19 September 1950) was a Swedish educator, children's writer and suffragist. In addition to her teaching activities in Karlskrona, she strongly supported the suffrage movement, contributing articles to magazines, publishing brochures and speaking at meetings. In 1904, she established a local suffrage association and took part in the important Stockholm meeting on suffrage in 1909. From 1912 to 1926, she represented the Liberal People's Party in Karlskrona.

Biography Born on 2 September 1867 in Norra Mellby near Sösdala in Hässleholm Municipality, Sigrid Maria Kruse was the daughter of the landowner Frans Oskar Kruse (1827–1901) and his wife Anna Maria Mathilda née Borgström. She was one of six children. After training to be a teacher in Kalmar and graduating in 1888, in 1890 Sigrid Kruse moved to Karlskrona where she lived with her younger sister Ester who also became a teacher. In addition to her teaching activities, she wrote several informative books for children and young people including Från vår storhetstid: historiska berättelser för ungdom (From our Glorious Past: Historical Stories for Young People, 1890). She also contributed articles to magazines such as Idun and Rösträtt för kvinnor, the latter published by the National Association for Women's Suffrage (LKPR).