Elisabeth Nilsson (lawyer)

Elisabeth Nilsson
Born
Nilla Elisabeth Nilsson

1878 (1878)
Died1941 (aged 62–63)
OccupationsLawyer, suffragist

Nilla Elisabeth Nilsson (1878–1941) was a Swedish lawyer and suffragist.

She was the first female lawyer interacting in Malmö, where she opened her practice in 1916.[1]

She was active in the campaign for the introduction of women's suffrage in Sweden and served as chairperson of the Association for Women's Suffrage in Malmö from 1917 to 1921.[2]

References

  1. ^ Women's Suffrage / V Year. 1916
  2. ^ Annual Reports of the National Association and Local Associations for Women's Suffrage., Stockholm, 1903–1921


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