Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1945-07-01

less IMAM eighteen OF them are now !
represented in the Riksdag After
last falls elections the feminine |
representation in the second cham
Der became 10 instead of 20. There
are at present PIP male represen-
tatives, against the 10 feminine,
and still to one who is familiar with
the Swedish way of looking at
things, these Is are a depletion of
the fact that women are coming
into their own! Of the Is, there
are 10 from the Labor Party, 2
representing the Communists, and
two for the Conservative Party
and one of the so called Peoples
Party.
A few of those voted into this
distinctive office the last election
are Fru Rut Gustafsson of Stock
holm, which by the way has the
honor of having no less than five
representatives. Fru Gustafsson
has attended ID Riksdags. She
belongs to the Labor Party's Old
Guard, and she made herself
well known for her political work
among the women of that party.
She was born in Stockholm and
was for many years seamstress.
In the Riksdag she has been very
energetic, and is counted among
those who have the chambers
ear" This year she resigned from
an office in the Social-Democrat's
Women's Organization.
Fru Disa Vastberg, the charm
ing Social-Democrat's Women's
Organizations president, has been
in the Riksdag since 1941. Her
husband, Mole Vastberg, left the
Riksdag the year before. and it is
possible that Fru Vastberg would
have had a seat in the Riksdag
before that, if her husband had
not been elected to the seat in
the first chamber Disa Vastberg
belongs to those who are the most
able of all the women representa-
tives. Energetic and sure she leads
the Women'S organization forth to
consolidation and increase in men,
bership and besides this she has
found time for a great deal of
writing during the past year.
The third Social wo-
man is Fru Sigfrid Ekendahl who
is besides a new bride, getting
married shortly after her election
to office. She began as waitress
in restaurant, and after that
took an active part in union work.
Stockholm's only woman of the
Conservative Party is the librari-
an at the Social knowledge In
stitute, Fill. Lie. Ebon Anderson
who has been with 10 different
Riksdags. She began as a typo
grapher and a book binder ano
continued to educate herself until
1882 when she entered her pres.
ent profession. DR.. Anderson is
strait-laced and intelligent, anc
in the Riksdag one that has the
ability to make even the mer
listen.
The Communists are represented
by Fru Gerda Linderot, wife o.
the party leader, Sven Lasse Lin
derot. With F'ru Linderot's cleo
ton there arose the unusual stu
alton where both husband ant
wife have seats in the Riksdag
In the Communist Party work FRI
Linderot takes the middle way.
A school teacher became Stock
holms first woman in the Riks
dag. She is Gunnel OLSON, ant
she has her daily work at Akers
berga She has for many year
been an excellent teacher withil
the Social-Democratic Women
district Her father, Lektor Osca
OLSON from Djursholm - bette
known as "Olsson with the Beard
also sits in the Riksdag. With
out a doubt this is the first tim
both father and daughter at tn
same time have places on Hedge
andsholmen.
Fru Ellen Svedberg from Eskil
stuna has been with four Riks
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