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Anna Helena "Lenah" Maria Elgström, born 29 December 1884 in Helsingborg, died 23 December 1968 in Stockholm, was a Swedish author.[1]

Anna Lenah Elgström
Elgström in 1930
Born(1884-12-29)29 December 1884
Helsingborg, Sweden
Died23 December 1968(1968-12-23) (aged 83)
Stockholm, Sweden
NationalitySwedish
OccupationNovelist
Spouse(s)Gustaf Collijn
ChildrenRagnhild
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Life and career


Elgström studied art in Stockholm and Paris and wrote in the Social Democrat until 1948.[2] She was Catholic and active in the women's and peace movement. She married in 1912 with the theatre director Gustaf Collijn, with whom she had a daughter, Ragnhild, circa 1914.[1]

She debuted as an author in 1911 with the book "Gäster och främlingar" (Guests and Strangers) which was well received. During the first world war she was active as an anti-war author.[3] Her most famous work is the "Den kloka Elsa" (The Clever Elsa) trilogy, which began in 1928, and told the story of the upbringing and development of a young woman by the name of Elsa Holm.[1]

Elgström was one of the founders of Save the Children in 1919. She was the sister of Ossian Elgström and the aunt of Jörgen Elgström.[4] She was a life-long catholic.[2]


Bibliography



References


  1. Hatje, Ann-Katrin. "Anna Helena Maria (Anna Lenah) Elgström". Svenskt kvinnobiografiskt lexikon. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
  2. BERGDAHL, LOVISA (n.d.). "Feminist och katolik – Anna Lenah Elgström i nytryck". Signum. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
  3. Qvarnström, Sofi (29 June 2009). "Motståndets berättelser: Elin Wägner, Anna Lenah Elgström, Marika Stiernstedt och första världskriget". Skrifter utgivna av Avdelningen för litteratursociologi vid Litteraturvetenskapliga institutionen i Uppsala. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
  4. "Anna Lenah Elgström". Uppslagsverket.

    Further reading



    На других языках


    - [en] Anna Lenah Elgström

    [ru] Эльгстрём, Анна Лена

    Анна Хелена Мария (Анна Лена) Эльгстрём (швед. Anna Helena Maria (Anna Lenah) Elgström; 29 декабря 1884, Хельсингборг — 23 декабря 1968, Стокгольм) — шведская писательница, журналистка и борец за мир.



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