Bertha Wellin - right-wing woman and trade unionist from Runsten

Historian Peter Danielsson with part three in the lecture series From crossbow to placard. This time it's about Öland's Bertha Wellin (1870-1951) who was a nurse, involved in trade unions and one of the first five women to be elected to Sweden's Riksdag in 1921. In addition, she became the first female member of the right wing.

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Peter Danielsson

Historian