Anna Johansson-Visborg

[1] Anna Sofia Johansson-Visborg was born to a farming family at Beateberg parish in Töreboda Municipality in Västra Götaland County, Sweden.

She worked as a domestic servant in Gothenburg from 1893–1897 and a brewery worker in Stockholm from 1897–1904, and an office clerk at an insurance company from 1904–1918.

In 1914, she began her own real estate business and became a cinema owner which resulted in considerable wealth.

Johansson-Visborg was chairperson in the Swedish Industrial Brewery Workers' Union (Svenska bryggeriarbetareförbundet) from 1904–1953; chairperson of the Cooperative Women's Association (Kooperativa Kvinnogillesförbundet) from 1907–1938; chairperson of the Stockholm central worker's unions women's branch from 1911–1953; member of the Stockholm City Council from 1916–1950; member of the board of the Social Democratic Women in Sweden from 1920–1924; member of the board of the Stockholm Municipality from 1929–1933.

Johansson-Visborg was described as brusque, energetic and with a great administrative talent: her lack of diplomacy somewhat damaged her politician career, but she was also appreciated for it, and referred to by her followers as "Brewer-Anna" (Bryggar-Anna).