ABSTRACT
In the essay on Sweden by Mrs. Olivecrona, contained in the "Woman Question iu Europe," by Theodore Stanton mention is made of a newspaper, the Home Review (Tidskrift for Hemmet), which has been an important 311factor in the great awakening of women, not only in Sweden but also in Denmark. It was founded in 1859 by Lady Sophie Leejonhufvud, now the Baroness Adlersparre, and by Mrs. Olivecrona herself. Gradually the co-operation of many able writers, both men and women, was enlisted, and now a large circle of writers are adding their quota to the ever-growing discussion on the woman question, while that discussion is bearing its necessary fruit in improved laws, better education, and wider spheres of life. Swedish ladies are writing not only in the Home Review, but in many other magazines and newspapers. Much of this activity is due to the example set by Frederica Bremer many years ago, who directed much of her writing towards the domestic tyranny under which Swedish women suffered. We trust that our Swedish friends will not feel their self-love offended, if we say that in Sweden the laws for women appear to have been even worse, and their domestic subjection more complete, than in England. The new healthier tone in their literature not only marks the change in public opinion but does much to confirm it.
