1909 in Sweden explained

Events from the year 1909 in Sweden

Incumbents

• Monarch – Gustaf V
• Prime Minister - Arvid Lindman

Events

• 6–14 February – The Nordic Games take place in Stockholm.^[1]
• 4 August to 4 September – Swedish General Strike (The Great Strike of 1909)
  • Introduction of the 8-hour day at the end of 1910s^[2]
• 10 December – Selma Lagerlöf becomes the first woman to be given the Nobel Prize in Literature.
• The right for women to vote in municipal elections are extended to include married women, and women are made eligible to municipal councils.^[3]
• The phrase "Swedish man" is removed from the application forms to public offices and women are thereby approved as applicants to most public professions.^[4]

Births

• 12 January – Barbro Alving, reporter (died 1987)

Deaths

• 1 January – Ivar Arosenius, painter (born 1878)
• Elsa Borg, social worker (born 1826)
• Hanna Hammarström, industrialist (born 1829)

Notes and References

1. Book: Bell . Daniel . Encyclopedia of international games . 2003 . McFarland & Co . Jefferson, N.C. . 0-7864-1026-4 . 473.
2. Book: Schön. Lennart. An economic history of modern Sweden. 2012. Routledge. London. 9780415671309. 233.
3. Nordisk familjebok / Uggleupplagan. 15. Kromat - Ledvätska
4. "Göteborgs universitetsbibliotek: Akademikeryrken". Ub.gu.se. 2010-11-17. Retrieved 2013-10-07.