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Ellen Karolina Sofia Key was a Swedish writer, translator, critic, and pedagogue. Born in 1849 and dying in 1926, she was a member of the Women's Social and Political Union and the Married Woman's Property Rights Association. Her work is associated with the Modern Breakthrough movement. She wrote in Swedish and is described by the Dictionary of Swedish National Biography and the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary.
Her notable works include *Love and marriage*, *Svensk eller storsvensk patriotism?*, *Kauneutta*, *Själarnas neutralitet*, and *En österreichisk Diktare*. She had significant relationships with Tyra Kleen, Elin Wägner, Frida Stéenhoff, and Victoria Benedictsson. Key died of a cerebral hemorrhage resulting from natural causes.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1849
- Died
- 1926
- Works
- 104
Top works
- Love and marriage
- Svensk eller storsvensk patriotism?
- Kauneutta
- Själarnas neutralitet
- En österrikisk Diktare
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Key facts
- Born
- Ellen Karolina Sofia Key , ( 1849-12-11 ) 11 December 1849, Gladhammar Parish, Västervik Municipality , Sweden
- Died
- 25 April 1926 (1926-04-25) (aged 76), Ellen Keys Strand, near Alvastra , Sweden
- Relatives
- Emil Key (father), Sophie Posse (mother)
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Ellen
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Sweden
- Occupation
- women's rights activist
- Languages spoken
- Swedish
- Movement
- Modern Breakthrough
- Image
- Porträtt av författarinnan Ellen Key (1849 -1926) - Nordiska Museet - NMA.0055617.jpg
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- Commons category
- Ellen Key
- date of birth
- 1849-12-11
- date of death
- 1926-04-26
- writing language
- Swedish
- cause of death
- cerebral hemorrhage
- name in native language
- Ellen Key
- Commons Creator page
- Ellen Key
- birth name
- Ellen Karolina Sofia Key
- P8168
- Anpachi district
- manner of death
- natural causes
Sources (11)
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Works in European collections
4 objects attributed to Ellen Key, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Encyclopedic overview
Ellen Karolina Sofia Key ( Swedish: [ˈkej]; 11 December 1849 – 25 April 1926) was a Swedish difference feminist writer on many subjects in the fields of family life, ethics and education and was an important figure in the Modern Breakthrough movement. She was an early advocate of a child-centered approach to education and parenting, and was also a suffragist.
She is best known for her book on education Barnets århundrade (1900), which was translated into English in 1909 as The Century of the Child.
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