Anna Alida Theresia Nilsson (April 27,1869 – December 11, 1947) was a Malmödrawing teacher, suffragist, peaceactivist, and women's rights activist.[1][2] Nilsson became a drawing teacher 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 joined the women’s peace movement.[1] Nilsson was elected to the board of the “International Women’s League for Peace and Freedom” when it was started in 1919[1] In 1929 Nilsson retired, and began traveling around Europe by train and bus.[1] In 1934 Nilsson started collected history textbooks from different countries to compare.[1]
Early life
Nilsson was born at Toarp manor house in Södra Säm, Västergötland.[1][2] She was born into a Swedish family.[3] 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 died 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
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]
