| Categories | Political magazine |
|---|---|
| Frequency | Weekly |
| Founded | 1923 |
| First issue | 24 November 1923 |
| Final issue | November 1936 |
| Country | Sweden |
| Based in | Stockholm |
| Language | Swedish |
Tidevarvet (Swedish : The Epoch) was a weekly political and feminist magazine existed between November 1923 and December 1936 in Stockholm, Sweden. [1]
Tidevarvet was established in 1923. [2] The first issue appeared on 24 November 1923. [3] The founders were five women, who were called the Fogelstad group: Kerstin Hesselgren, Honorine Hermelin, who was an educator, Ada Nilsson, who was a medical doctor, Elisabeth Tamm, a politician, and Elin Wägner, who was an author. [4] [5] The founders had a liberal political stance. [5] It was started on the initiatives of the Liberal Women's National Association, which was also established by the group. [6] [7]
Tidevarvet stated its mission in the first issue as follows: the magazine would be a “forum, an arena in which men and women can work side by side to forge a broad-minded vision and find ways of implementing it in legislation and community life.” [8] The magazine was published on a weekly basis. [9] [10] It adopted a radical political [10] and pacifist stance. [9] Elisabeth Tamm subsidised the magazine. [11] Tidevarvet ceased publication in December 1936. [12] [13]
The launching editor of the magazine was Ellen Hagen [5] whose term was between 1923 and 1924. [1] Then, Elin Wägner edited Tidevarvet from 1924 to 1927. [6] She was replaced by Carin Hermelin in the post who edited Tidevarvet from 1927 to its demise in 1936. [1] [5]
Honorine Hermelin and Moa Martinson were among the contributors. [14] The latter published notes about her visit to the Soviet Union in the magazine, [14] which continued to be an influential platform to discuss social and women-related issues in Sweden until 1935. [4] Ada Nilsson also worked in the magazine. [15] The other significant contributors included Eva Andén, Emilia Fogelklou, Klara Johansson, Frida Steenhoff [5] and Ellen Key. [16]
Although Tidevarvet was a feminist publication, it did not publish specific issues on women arguing that all areas of society were concerned with women. [17] In addition to political content, the magazine frequently featured articles about physical training and sports. [17] These were mostly written by a medical doctor and political activist Andrea Andreen. [17] The magazine invited its readers to join the activities of the Swedish Women's Federation for Physical Culture. [17]
Hjördis Levin published a book about the magazine and its contributors, Kvinnorna på barrikaden (Swedish : Women on the Barricade). [5]
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