This room is devoted to the accomplishments of Swedish women and named for feminist Fredrika Bremer (1801-1865), a Swedish novelist and advocate for women’s and human rights.
The gallery presents Bremer’s extraordinary journey to America in 1849-1851 and the life of Nobel Prize-winning author Selma Lagerlöf (1858-1940). The interior of the room is furnished with Swedish furniture, reminiscent of the salon in Lagerlöf’s beloved home, Mårbacka.
Portrait of Fredrika Bremer based on an original by Olof Södermark.
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Even into the twentieth century, artists worked to capture Bremer's spirit by creating likenesses of her. This bronze statue, called 'The Wanderer', was created by Sigrid Fridman in 1929.