Key, Ellen (1849-1926)

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Howard Atwood Kelly to Jane Addams, May 18, 1912

Women's Club and Public Policies, June 10, 1914

Women's Clubs and Public Progress, June 10, 1914

Report of the International Congress of Women, December 1915

Déclaration de Indépendance de l'Esprit, March 1919

Jane Addams to Amy Woods, January 18, 1924

Jane Addams to Amy Woods, February 22, 1924

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Birth Date

1849-12-11

Death Date

1926-04-25

Birthplace

Småland, Sweden

Biographical Text

Ellen Key was a Swedish difference feminist and writer. She was a leading figure in the Modern Breakthrough movement. She attended the Rossander Course, a female seminary in Stockholm. Key taught at Anna Whitlock's School for Girls and the People's Institute. She was also one of the organizers of "The Twelves," a group of twelve upper class women who organized social functions to improve working class women's manners. Though Key was a feminist, she was critical of the Swedish feminist movement for its egalitarian tendencies, and she wrote a few articles on the differences between men and women, including On the Reaction against the Woman Question.

Key died in 1926.