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1	Svärmisk vänskap bland ogifta yrkesarbetande kvinnor : Mikrohistorisk studie av vänskap genom Maja Beskows korrespondens och dagböcker mellan år 1886–1923 / Romantic friendships of unmarried working women : A microhistoric study of friendship through the correspondance and diaries of Maja Beskow from the year 1886 to 1923 Svan, Moa January 2021 (has links) Working and unmarried women could have a life which married women had not. Instead of marriage, they built their social and family life on friendship. They lived with each other, payed rent together, discussed domestic issues such as cleaning and household labour. They also talked about love, and passion, and how to find a friend to share their life with. This particular group of unmarried women did not solely arrange friendship out of practical purposes but also of emotional and social bonds. This study focuses on the teacher Maja Beskow in Umeå and her diaries and correspondence with and about her friends from the year 1896 to 1923. What did they say about friendship? What aspects of life could be found within the friendships? unmarried women lesbian women 19th to 20th century working women correspondence microhistory friendship love romantic friendships. History Historia