Ragnvi Torslow-Lundgren (née Torslow; 8 April 1901 – 5 October 1947) was a Swedish figure skater, gymnastics director and bilkårist.
She was also a leader of a number of sporting associations, including figure skating, swimming, skiing and the Girl Scouts.
The latter included working to improve access to training facilities for women; ensuring that women sports teachers at the Central Gymnastics Institute received the same pay as their male colleagues; representation on the institute's board of directors, and that what the association called "kvinnlig sakkunskap” (female expertise) was respected and listened to.
[3] A combination of coincidence and personal friendship led to Torslow-Lundgren's central role in the early development of the Bilkåren, the National Association of Swedish Automobile Corp. Ingrid Holm, was involved in Sweden's Kvinnornas beredskapskommitté (Women's Preparedness Committee), which started voluntary defence training of women as replacement drivers in the Gothenburg area in 1939.
Holm felt she had found the driving trainer she had been searching for and, after a short period of reflection, Torslow-Lundgren accepted the assignment.
[3][9] Sweden declared itself neutral in World War II, but suffered from shortages and operated on an emergency footing, making defensive plans against attack, including a Home Guard.
This preparation included the Bilkåren, for which Torslow-Lundgren would lead the training of more than 3,000 women drivers ready for volunteer military defence.
She travelled around Sweden, encouraging the formation of further local Automobile Corps and worked to merge the regional groups into a national organisation.
[3] Torslow-Lundgren remained chairman of both the Stockholm branch and the national organisation until her death in 1947 aged 46 following a period of ill health.