Sigrid Ekendahl
Sigrid Ekendahl (1904-1996) was a Swedish politician of the Social Democratic Party.[1] Born in Eskilstuna, she worked as a nursing home assistant and then a waitress at the local hotel.[1] She moved to Stockholm in 1927, and while working in the restaurant industry became involved with the labor movement.[1] She was a trade union official and the only female board member of the Swedish Trade Union Confederation.[2] She successfully fought for the elimination of a separate pay schedule for women.[1]She was MP of the Second Chamber of the Parliament of Sweden from 1940 to 1948 and 1956 to 1968.
References
- 1 2 3 4 "SKBL.se - Sigrid Hildur Elvira Ekendahl".
- ↑ Mikael Nilsson (2016). The Battle for Hearts and Minds in the High North. Leiden: Brill. p. 288. ISBN 9789004330597.
External links
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