Tidevarvet

Tidevarvet (meaning The Epoch in English) was a Swedish weekly political and feminist magazine existed between November 1923 and December 1936.

Tidevarvet was established in 1923. The first issue appeared on 24 November 1923. The founders were five women, who were called the Fogelstad group: Kerstin Hesselgren, Honorine Hermelin, who was an educator, Ada Nilsson, who was a medical doctor, Elisabeth Tamm, a political politician, and Elin Wägner, who was an author. The founders had a liberal political stance. It was started on the initiatives of the Liberal Women’s National Association, which also established by the group.

Tidevarvet stated its mission in the first issue as follows: the magazine would be a “forum, an arena in which men and women can work side by side to forge a broad-minded vision and find ways of implementing it in legislation and community life.” The magazine was published on a weekly basis. It adopted a radical political and pacifist stance. Elisabeth Tamm subsidised the magazine.

The launching editor of the magazine was Ellen Hagen. Then, Elin Wägner edited Tidevarvet from 1924 to 1927. She was replaced by Carin Hermelin in the post. Ada Nilsson also served as the editor-in-chief. Honorine Hermelin and Moa Martinson were among the contributors. The latter published notes about her visit to the Soviet Union in the magazine, which continued to be an influential platform to discuss social and women-related issues in Sweden until 1935.

The other significant contributors included Eva Andén, Emilia Fogelklou, Klara Johansson and Frida Steenhoff.Tidevarvet ceased publication in December 1934.

Hjördis Levin published a book about the magazine and its contributors, Kvinnorna på barrikaden (meaning Women on the Barricade in English).

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