Gurli Linder

Ane Gurli Linder née Peterson (1865–1947) was a Swedish writer and feminist who was active in Stockholm's social life in the late 19th century when she also encouraged women to become more directly involved in culture.

A strong supporter of libraries and reading, she later played an important role in pioneering the promotion and development of children's literature.

[1] In the early 20th century, Linder became an active supporter of women's involvement in education and culture, regularly contributing to Folkbiblioteksbladet, the public library journal.

Linder also contributed to various newspapers and magazines, addressing school education problems and women's issues as well as writing literary reviews.

She also wrote several articles about the engineer and balloonist Salomon August Andrée with whom she had a romantic relationship.