by utveckling infografic | Nov 17, 2022 | The map of women from Grenna
1850–1903 Village original. Lotta Johannisson grows up with her parents and three siblings in Tunnerstad on Visingsö. She is nicknamed “Masa-Lotta” (which roughly means “Slow-walking Lotta”) and earns a living as the town messenger of the...
by utveckling infografic | Nov 17, 2022 | The map of women from Grenna
1847–1929 Theosophical center Visingsö. Katherine Tingley is born in Newbury, Massachusetts, USA. While working as a social worker in New York in the 1890s, she comes into contact with Theosophy, a spiritual, philosophical movement. Not long after, Katherine becomes...
by utveckling infografic | Nov 17, 2022 | The map of women from Grenna
1500’s The witch on Visingsö. In 1596, a woman named Gunnil was put on trial in Ed on Visingsö. She stands accused of stealing fish and making livestock sick with the help of magic. She is also said to have harmed the vicar’s child with the help of...
by utveckling infografic | Nov 17, 2022 | The map of women from Grenna
1889–1978 A lost son. When Elin falls pregnant, it is during a time when both knowledge about and access to contraceptives is very limited. It is even forbidden to share knowledge about contraceptives. Elin and the father of the child, August, decide not to get...
by utveckling infografic | Nov 17, 2022 | The map of women from Grenna
1612–1680 Independent noblewoman. Beata de la Gardie is born at Åbo castle to father Johan de la Gardie and mother Katharina Oxenstierna. In her first marriage, Beata is married to the field marshal Lennart Torstenson. They get married in Stockholm and have five...
