Sonja Branting-Westerståhl
Sonja Branting-Westerståhl | |
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Sonja Branting-Westerståhl | |
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| Born | Sonja Branting 15 September 1890 Stockholm, Sweden |
| Died | 18 July 1981 (aged 89) Stockholm, Sweden |
| Political party | Swedish Social Democratic Party |
| Spouse | Olof Westerståhl |
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| Profession | Lawyer |
Sonja Branting-Westerståhl (15 September 1890 – 18 July 1981) was a Swedish lawyer and politician. She was one of the first female lawyers in Sweden and specialised in matrimonial law. A social democrat, she was active in raising awareness of the rise of far-right politics in 1930s and 1940s. During the Spanish Civil War, she travelled to France and Africa and inspected refugee camps, and campaigned on against the suffering she saw. In 1948, she served in the lower house of the Riksdag, the Swedish Parliament, for a short period.