february born swedish author wrote popular books cooking late 18th early 19th century advocate women right good education household matters propagated view public debate anonymous letter female authors influential figure matters early modern sweden biography born daughter judge local employed high court stockholm grew children family seven girls boys family nobility belonged upper society father eventually year died spent time away home working stockholm leaving wife run household granddaughter inventor industrialist spent childhood grandfather estate brothers sent educated prestigious seven sisters remained receiving formal education customary upbringing girls time married employed high court stockholm educated son factory owner kept maiden life changing father shield added years old married years senior couple child moved modern day north stockholm gave birth children maria christopher fourth child died seven hours birth children reached adulthood married sister remained christopher went sea heard family moved stockholm earliest record residence stockholm couple remained rest lives parents survived children died years later age public debate best known books cooking household work established wrote article advocating household education women february letter title till unhappy swedish woman general public appeared periodical written likely letter attributed known wrote letter publisher papers weeks later letter grateful having writings published expresses wish live smallest amendment suggestions ventured benefit sex article published period intense public debate freedom press established encouraged people suggestions improve swedish society economy emigration agriculture education debated issues problematic situation unmarried middle class women woman 18th century sweden great difficulty supporting especially lower ranking servants promoted lowering number employment opportunities unmarried women defended natural division male female spheres work advocated schools women taught household duties cooking basic household economics believed need practical household knowledge priority social skills intended knowledge music art letter expressed view relationship sexes passionate concern fellow women attempted illustrate gravity situation comparing plight women character greek mythology raped sister husband tongue cut prevent speaking deed eventually managed expose husband explaining story passionate advocacy right contemporary middle class women solid education led journalist writer describe cautious feminist letter shows signs read familiar contemporary literature quotes education des treatise education girls published swedish translation like strongly advocated household education young women cooking years wrote plea female household education published small household book published contains practical advice efficient household management cooking cleaning washing etc influenced economic ideas time advised readers better advantage local produce mushrooms locally available products favor imports wine juice fruit actual recipes cooking describe everyday dishes simpler soup refined cooking recommended contemporary described foremost book proved popular printed editions genuine published new complete far larger previous work pages included recipes refined dishes tried hold fast ideals foreword book described extravagant partially written time abundance author lavish resources wealthy kitchen book continued promote goal women skilled knowledge able fulfill duties women recommendations foreword book contained short chapter descriptions fictitious served warning examples favor reading religion servants ideal housewife embodied final example humble rise bed pride husband pinnacle household joy servants delight friends poor haven oppressed finally mean spirited neighbors death write books topic cooking poor man kitchen small household book published aimed broader readership previous books included modest urban households peasant wives majority population sweden time stressed importance women know proper skills urged good care household economy incompetent husbands family budget directions simple dishes money saving strategies like bread neighbors buy larger quantities food lower prices book portrays going inspection peasant household shown barn vegetable garden etc having suggestions improvements awarded silver medal patriotic society written poorer households years earlier society issued challenge aim managed write book year book published second edition came came pages long book repeated previous importance knowing household skills girls allowed household work early age taught impractical skills stressing woman god given station home accustomed obedience encouraged women matters hands lack household education sharing information passing knowledge generation
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