Lund City

Nelly Thüring: Theosophist, feminist, socialist

Historian Malin Arvidsson presents her biography of photographer Nelly Thüring (1875–1972), who was elected to the second chamber in 1921 and thus became one of the first female members of parliament. The study highlights the organization of social democratic women to expand the right to vote and shows how Thüring's theosophical outlook on life served as a driving force in her commitment to peace, sobriety, vegetarianism, feminism and socialism. Thüring became involved in theosophy shortly after she established her own photography studio at Stortorget in Lund in 1900, and it was through the city's theosophical lodge that she met her future husband Johan Göransson.

Malin Arvidsson is a PhD in history and a senior lecturer at the Division of Human Rights, Department of History, Lund University. She published her biography Nelly Thüring: Teosof, feminist, socialist in September 2024 at Makadam förlag.

Organized in collaboration with the Labor History Seminar. Free admission, no pre-registration required.

Dates, Times, Location

Tuesday 18 March 2025, at 18:00

In 38 days
Show more times...
  • Lund city library
  • Lund city library

Subscribe to our newsletter

News and information for those who operate in the city center or are otherwise involved in the development of Lund City.
© 2025
Lund City. All rights reserved.