Conversation so far:
What were Strindberg's politics?
politics is a conflict between the upper and lower classes.
What role did politics play in his life?
Early on, Strindberg was sympathetic to women of 19th-century Sweden, calling for women's suffrage as early as 1884.
Did he achieve his goal?
However, during other periods he had strongly misogynistic opinions, calling for lawmakers to reconsider the emancipation of these "half-apes ...

Question: Who was he referring to when he said Half Apes?
Self-contained rewrite: Who was August Strindberg referring to when he said Half Apes?