Emilie Rathou
Emilie Rathou | |
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| Born | 8 May 1862 Blekinge, Sweden-Norway |
| Died | 12 October 1948 (aged 86) Stockholm, Sweden |
| Known for | temperance and women's rights activist |
Emilie Rathou, née Gustafsson (8 May 1862 – 12 October 1948) was a Swedish journalist, newspaper editor and elected official. She was a temperance and women's rights activist. On International Workers' Day in Stockholm 1891, she was the first woman in Sweden to demand the right for women suffrage in a public speech. She was the founder of the Swedish branch of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union.