Nelly Thüring : Teosof, feminist, socialist
(2024) In Kriterium 53.- Abstract
- ”All I have strived for during this school day – that an earthly life amounts to – has been to do my utmost to promote the realization of human brotherhood on our little Earth.”
This is how Nelly Thüring (1875–1972), at the age of 94, summarized her philosophy of life in an interview with Morgonbris, a journal published by the Swedish Social Democratic Women’s Federation. During the 1920s, she had helped organizing local chapters of the recently founded Women’s Federation as a touring speaker. In 1922, she became one of the first female members of the Swedish Parliament (Riksdagen). By tracing Thüring’s path to Parliament, this biography contributes new knowledge about how Social Democratic women campaigned for female suffrage and... (More) - ”All I have strived for during this school day – that an earthly life amounts to – has been to do my utmost to promote the realization of human brotherhood on our little Earth.”
This is how Nelly Thüring (1875–1972), at the age of 94, summarized her philosophy of life in an interview with Morgonbris, a journal published by the Swedish Social Democratic Women’s Federation. During the 1920s, she had helped organizing local chapters of the recently founded Women’s Federation as a touring speaker. In 1922, she became one of the first female members of the Swedish Parliament (Riksdagen). By tracing Thüring’s path to Parliament, this biography contributes new knowledge about how Social Democratic women campaigned for female suffrage and better living conditions.
Nelly Thüring was also active in the Theosophical movement, an esoteric movement whose members were guided by a utopian vision: to realize the Universal Brotherhood. When she ran for municipal council in Gothenburg in the 1910s, she described the movements for socialism, peace, feminism, temperance and vegetarianism as branches of the same tree. The early 20th century esoteric movements are probably best known for having inspired cultural figures such as Hilma af Klint. However, this book shows that Thüring – among many others – applied her theosophical worldview to social and political issues. (Less) - Abstract (Swedish)
- ”All min strävan under denna skoldag – som ett jordeliv utgör – har varit att så mycket som möjligt främja det mänskliga broderskapets förverkligande på vår lilla jord.”
Med dessa ord sammanfattade Nelly Thüring (1875–1972) sin livsfilosofi när hon vid 94 års ålder blev intervjuad av Socialdemokratiska kvinnoförbundets tidskrift Morgonbris. Som resetalare hade hon varit med och byggt upp det nystartade kvinnoförbundet på 1920-talet. Hon blev en av de första kvinnorna i Sveriges riksdag. Genom att följa Thürings väg till riksdagen bidrar denna biografi med ny kunskap om socialdemokratiska kvinnors kamp för rösträtt och bättre levnadsvillkor.
Nelly Thüring var också aktiv inom teosofin, en esoterisk rörelse vars medlemmar... (More) - ”All min strävan under denna skoldag – som ett jordeliv utgör – har varit att så mycket som möjligt främja det mänskliga broderskapets förverkligande på vår lilla jord.”
Med dessa ord sammanfattade Nelly Thüring (1875–1972) sin livsfilosofi när hon vid 94 års ålder blev intervjuad av Socialdemokratiska kvinnoförbundets tidskrift Morgonbris. Som resetalare hade hon varit med och byggt upp det nystartade kvinnoförbundet på 1920-talet. Hon blev en av de första kvinnorna i Sveriges riksdag. Genom att följa Thürings väg till riksdagen bidrar denna biografi med ny kunskap om socialdemokratiska kvinnors kamp för rösträtt och bättre levnadsvillkor.
Nelly Thüring var också aktiv inom teosofin, en esoterisk rörelse vars medlemmar vägleddes av en utopisk vision: det universella broderskapets förverkligande. När hon kandiderade till stadsfullmäktige i Göteborg på 1910-talet beskrev hon rörelserna för socialism, fred, feminism, nykterhet och vegetarianism som grenar på samma träd. Det tidiga 1900-talets esoteriska rörelser är idag mest kända för att ha inspirerat kulturpersonligheter som Hilma af Klint. Denna bok visar att Thüring – och många med henne – tillämpade sin teosofiska livsåskådning på sociala och politiska frågor. (Less)
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- Arvidsson, Malin LU
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- 2024-12
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- keywords
- Thüring, Nelly, 1875-1972, Sveriges socialdemokratiska arbetareparti, Sveriges socialdemokratiska kvinnoförbund, Kvinnliga fotografer, Kvinnliga politiker, Kvinnliga riksdagsledamöter, Kvinnliga socialdemokrater, Teosofer, Feminister, Kvinnlig rösträtt, Sverige, Swedish peace movement, Female photographers, Teetotalism, Theosophy, Social democratic women, Female suffrage
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- Kriterium
- volume
- 53
- pages
- 316 pages
- publisher
- Makadam förlag
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- 2002-2131
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- 9789170614637
- 9789170619632
- DOI
- 10.22188/kriterium.53
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- Swedish
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