Hanna Rydh

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Hanna Albertina Rydh married Hanna Schnittger (born February 12, 1891 in Stockholm , † June 29, 1964 in Solna ) was a Swedish prehistoric woman, politician and suffragette.

Hanna Rydh was born into a wealthy family. Her father was a power plant director. She was able to take her Abitur in 1910 at a traditional girls' school in Stockholm. At the University of Stockholm after she mentioned her studies and graduated in 1915 with a master's degree in literature from. In addition, she has been involved in women's associations since she was a student. After graduation, Rydh went to Uppsala University , where Oscar Almgren became her teacher. During this time she also carried out excavations in responsible positions in the summer months. In 1919 she submitted her licentiate thesis . It was not printed, but was used as the basis for the dissertation . It was through her work that she became aware of Oscar Montelius , who accelerated her doctorate . In 1919 the events of her life rolled over. On May 23, she became a licentiate, previously she was a candidate. A week later she received her doctorate, another week later she married her former academic teacher Bror Schnittger (1882-1924). Another four days later, the newly wed couple performed at an archaeological congress in Copenhagen . After the marriage law was changed in 1920, she carried her maiden name Rydh again and again so that there was no confusion between the two because of the same name. Rhyd's doctorate was the first by a woman in the archaeological sciences in Sweden . In the following years she made many trips to France - in Paris she worked for Henri Hubert - and to the Mediterranean area , including being a guest of Arthur Evans ' in Knossos , who showed her the newly restored palace. It was here that their interest in the art of the Paleolithic was aroused. She later also toured North and South America , North Africa and the Middle East . So she wrote not only reports on her excavations, but also travel reports about the Mediterranean, Asia and America. She also wrote books for young people and fictional portraits of prehistoric women. After a long break as a practical archaeologist, she led an expedition to Rajasthan in 1952 at the age of 60 . Here she wanted to help the young Indian nation to find a national identity.

Rydh's husband Bror Schnittger supported his wife at all stages of her life and worked with her at times until he died prematurely in 1924 at the age of 41 or 42. Unlike many other archaeologists of her time, the Swede was able to combine career and family and not have to choose one. It helped her that she never took a permanent position, but was hired for individual projects. When she was selected for a scholarship in Great Britain after the birth of her first son, she was asked whether she would like to accept the position under these conditions. Your answer The birth of my son makes no difference is legendary in Britain today. The couple had a second son before Bror died. In 1929 she married again. Her second husband Mortimer Munck af Rosenschöld was a politician and diplomat, which also made Rydh more politically active. From 1937 to 1949 she headed the women's association Fredrika Bremerförbundet . Her second husband also died in 1942. Nevertheless, she stayed in politics and was a member of the Swedish parliament for the Folkpartiet in 1943/44 , where she mainly dealt with issues of emancipation , family policy and the employment of women. In 1946 she became president of the International Alliance of Women , which she remained until 1952.

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  • De historiska källorna till Strindberg's "Mäster Olof" (1915)
  • Olaus Petri. En levnadsteckning (1917)
  • Dosformiga spännen från vikingatiden (1919)
  • Där fädrens kummel stå. En utfärdsbok för Stockholmstraktens fornlämningar, två delar (1922)
  • Grottmänniskornas årtusenden (1926)
  • Kvinnan i Nordens forntid (1926) (Reprint 2003)
  • Solskivan's land: Skildringar i ord och Bild från det gamla och nya Egypt (1927)
    • English translation: The land of the sun-god. Description of ancient and modern Egypt (1929)
  • Aranaes. En 1100-talsborg i Västergötland / utgrävd av Bror Schnittger. Beskriven av Bror Schnittger and Hanna Rydh (1927)
  • Kring Medelhavets beaches. Forntid och nutid (1928)
  • Mor berättar om hur det var förr i världen (1930)
    • Danish translation: Mor fortaeller om hvordan der var i Verden i gamle Dage (1947)
  • Adelsö (1930)
  • Stora Karlsö under forntiden (1931)
  • Hos stenåldersfolket (1933)
  • Hur man levde i Faraos land (1933)
  • Bland fornminnen och indianer (1934)
  • Förhistoriska undersökningar på Adelsö (1936, digitized )
  • Oscar Montelius: en vägrödjare genom årtusenden (1937)
  • Grottan Stora Förvar på Stora Karlsö / undersökt by Lars Kolmodin and Hjalmar Stolpe. Beskriven av Bror Schnittger and Hanna Rydh (1940)
  • Frihet och Demokratie (1940)
  • Min resa till India (1946)
  • Brytningstid i Orienten (1952)
  • Indisk ökenby (1956)
  • Rang Mahal. The Swedish archaeological expedition to India 1952–1954 (1959)

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SURNAME Rydh, Hanna
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Schnittger, Hanna
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swedish prehistorian, politician, member of the Riksdag and women's rights activist
DATE OF BIRTH February 12, 1891
PLACE OF BIRTH Stockholm
DATE OF DEATH June 29, 1964
Place of death Solna