Ellen Palmstierna

In 1915, she was one of the Swedish delegates at the International Congress of Women held in The Hague, after which she travelled to St Petersburg for discussions and met the Russian foreign minister.

She was one of the founders of the Internationella Kvinnokommittén för varaktig fred which became the Swedish branch of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom.

In 1919, Palmstiera founded and subsequently chaired Rädda Barnen, the Swedish chapter of Save the Children, also collaborating at the international level.

Serving as chair of the Swedish organization, she also collaborated at the international level, travelling to Berlin, Vienna and Budapest to monitor the need for assistance.

She reported on her findings in the Swedish journal Rädda Barnen and in her 1920 book Några intryck av nöden i Österrike och Ungern (Impressions of Requirements in Austria and Hungary).