Anna Kleman facts for kids
Anna Sofia Kleman (1862–1940) was a Swedish woman who worked in insurance. She was also a strong supporter of women's rights and a pacifist, meaning she believed in peace and avoiding war. She is especially remembered for her work to help women get the right to vote.
Anna Kleman took part in important meetings like the 1911 Stockholm Women's Suffrage Conference. She also represented Sweden at the 1915 International Women's Peace Conference in the Hague. When the charity Save the Children was started in 1919, she joined the board of its Swedish branch, called Rädda Barnen. Later, she even became the leader of the board.
About Anna Kleman
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Anna Sofia Kleman was born in Karlskrona, Sweden, in 1862. Her father was Carl Kleman, and her mother was Johanna Augusta Grahm. Her younger sister, Ellen Kleman, also worked to support women's rights.
By 1895, Anna Kleman was working for an insurance company called Thule in Stockholm. She started getting involved in groups that worked for social change.
Working for Women's Rights
From 1903, Anna Kleman was active in a group called Studenter och Arbetare (Students and Workers Association). This group brought together different people to discuss important issues.
From 1906 to 1911, she was on the board of the Landsföreningen för kvinnans politiska rösträtt. This long name means "Association for Women's Political Rights." This group worked hard to get women the right to vote in Sweden.
In 1907, she was chosen to be part of the committee for the women's organization Nya Idun. Anna Kleman strongly believed that women should have the right to vote. She was an active participant at the 1911 Stockholm Suffrage Congress, where people discussed voting rights.
Promoting Peace
Anna Kleman also cared deeply about peace. She took part in the Women's Peace Congress in the Hague in 1915. She also attended the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom congress in Zurich in 1919.
She became more and more involved in working for peace. From 1915 to 1918, she led the Swedish part of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom.
Writing and Reporting
As a writer, Anna Kleman wrote articles to support women's right to vote. She wrote for a journal called Rösträtt för kvinnor (Voting Rights for Women) starting in 1916.
In 1925, she went to a big meeting called the International Council of Women convention. This meeting was held in Washington, D.C. After the meeting, she wrote about the discussions in Hertha, a magazine focused on the women's movement.
Anna Kleman passed away in 1940 in Stockholm.
