1918 in Sweden

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Frigga Carlberg and others demonstrating for women's suffrage in Gothenburg, June 1918. Demonstrationstag for kvinnorostratten, Goteborg - Nordiska Museet - NMA.0032617.jpg
Frigga Carlberg and others demonstrating for women's suffrage in Gothenburg, June 1918.

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References

  1. Svanström, Yvonne, Offentliga kvinnor: prostitution i Sverige 1812-1918 [Public Women: Prostitution in Sweden 1812-1918], Ordfront, Stockholm, 2006 (Swedish)