Britta Gröndahl

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Britta Gröndahl
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Born(1914-03-08)March 8, 1914
Eskilstuna, Sweden
DiedNovember 18, 2002(2002-11-18) (aged 88)
OccupationWriter, teacher, editor, translator
Known for Anarcho-syndicalist journalism, translation, and activism
Movement Anarcha-feminism (Anarcho-syndicalism)

Britta Gröndahl (1914–2002) was a Swedish writer, French language teacher, editor, translator, and anarcho-syndicalist.

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