When did Sweden get universal suffrage? The question may seem simple to answer but .....
Democracy anniversary 2018-2021: Sweden celebrates 100 years of universal and equal suffrage. In 1918-1921, decisions were made that led to universal and equal suffrage. What happened in the Skellefteå area? How was universal suffrage used in the Skellefteå area? Who was elected to the municipal assemblies. In Skellefteå town, Mina Wikström, Aina Bäärnhielm, Hulda Lindberg and Ida Fredrika Stenberg were elected to the town council in 1919, and what happened next?
Jörgen Andersson, Skellefteå Museum, lectures on the advent of democracy in the Skellefteå area.
Image: A demonstration for women's suffrage in Gothenburg in June 1918. Photo: Anna Backlund (1865-1920). Image donated to Wkipedia by the Nordic Museum as part of the Europeana Fashion collaboration (Public domain.)