Josefina Deland
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Josefina Deland (1814 - in Paris
1890) was a Swedish feminist, writer and a teacher in French. She founded Svenska lärarinnors pensionsförening (The Society for Retired Female Teachers).
Deland was the daughter of ballet dancer Louis Deland
and the actress Maria Deland. Her father was partially French speaking, and she was active as a French teacher and published a book about the French language
in 1839. Deland raised a public debate about the fact that the state did not provide any pension for retired female teachers and governess
es, who consequently often ended up at the poor house after retirement, and in 1855,
the stately Svenska lärarinnors pensionsförening was created thanks to her efforts. Deland was a feminist and her initial demand that the society was to be organised by women was ridiculed by the media: the debate was long remembered with her words: "No Gentlemen! No Gentlemen!"
In 1859, Deland left Sweden for France.
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
1890) was a Swedish feminist, writer and a teacher in French. She founded Svenska lärarinnors pensionsförening (The Society for Retired Female Teachers).
Deland was the daughter of ballet dancer Louis Deland
Louis Deland
Louis Joseph Marie Deland was a Swedish ballet dancer, singer, actor, choreographer and ballet master in the Royal Swedish Ballet...
and the actress Maria Deland. Her father was partially French speaking, and she was active as a French teacher and published a book about the French language
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
in 1839. Deland raised a public debate about the fact that the state did not provide any pension for retired female teachers and governess
Governess
A governess is a girl or woman employed to teach and train children in a private household. In contrast to a nanny or a babysitter, she concentrates on teaching children, not on meeting their physical needs...
es, who consequently often ended up at the poor house after retirement, and in 1855,
the stately Svenska lärarinnors pensionsförening was created thanks to her efforts. Deland was a feminist and her initial demand that the society was to be organised by women was ridiculed by the media: the debate was long remembered with her words: "No Gentlemen! No Gentlemen!"
In 1859, Deland left Sweden for France.