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agda Östlund

agda Östlund -lrb- 3 april 1870 -- 26 june 1942 -rrb- was a swedish politician of the social democrats .
she was among the first women to be elected to the swedish parliament .
agda Östlund was born in a working class home in köping .
she supported herself as a seamstress in stockholm , where she eventually founded her own studio with several employees .
Östlund was active in the stockholms allmänna kvinnoklubb -lrb- the stockholm public women 's society -rrb- from 1903 , where she became chairman .
she was also active within social democratic women in sweden , where she served as chairman in its executive committee in 1911-1917 .
Östlund was active in the struggle for women suffrage and made many nationwide journeys to speak in its favour .
in 1921 , agda Östlund became one of the five first women to be elected to the swedish parliament after women suffrage alongside nelly thüring -lrb- social democrat -rrb- , bertha wellin -lrb- conservative -rrb- and elisabeth tamm -lrb- liberal -rrb- in the lower chamber , and kerstin hesselgren in the upper chamber .
Östlund remained in the parliament until 1940 .
in parliament , agda Östlund became the first woman to speak in the swedish second chamber .
she was also the first of her gender to be appointed member of the parliament 's legislative committee as a representative of her party .
Östlund engaged in the question of spousal abuse , women 's pension and medical care for women and children .
she also raised the question of abortion , during which several mps left the room in protest .
agda Östlund was regarded as a representative and role model for many working class women .
asked where she was given the courage to involve in politics , she answered : `` when you truly want something , you are given courage '' .
