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Anna (T) Alida Theresia Nilsson (April 27,1869 - December 11, 1947) was a Malmö drawing instructor.[1] Nilsson got qualifications to be a drawing instructor in 1890.[1] In 1914, Nilsson committed suffrage to be a role model for other women, and fight for women’s rights.[1] After the first world war, Nilsson became part of the women’s peace movement.[1] In 1919, the “International Women’s League for Peace and Freedom” was set up, and Nilsson was elected to be on the central board along with 4 other rural representatives.[1] In 1929 Nilsson retired, and spent her life traveling Europe through trains and buses.[1] In 1934 Nilsson started collected history textbooks from different countries to compare.[1]
Early life:
[change | change source]Nilsson was born at Toarp manor house in Södra Säm, Västergötland.[1] She was born into a Sweden family.[2] Her dad was Hans Petter Nilsson, who was a textile cottage industry promoter.[1] Her mother was Albertina Juliana.[1] In 1885 Nilsson’s father passed away and was replaced by a guardian.[1] Her mother then remarried to a relative.[1] Nilsson was the fourth child out of her five siblings, and she was especially close with her older sister Ada Nilsson.[1]
Career:
[change | change source]Nilsson attended the Lyceum school with her sister and received her qualifications to be a drawing instructor in 1890.[1] Nilsson worked as a junior teacher at the Stockholm Tekniska professional school for two years.[1] During this time she also gained her penmanship qualifications.[1] After, she moved to Malmö, where she spent eight years at “Tekniska Afternoon- and Evening-School” working as a drawing instructor.[1] For six months in 1900 she worked as a pattern designer in Stockholm.[1]