Category:Gerda Marcus
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| Date of birth | 21 February 1880 Stockholm Gerda Fredrika Marcus | ||||
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| Date of death | 28 January 1952 Högalid Parish | ||||
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Gerda Fredrika Marcus (1880–1952) was a Swedish journalist and philanthropist who was deeply concerned with social issues. After contributing to Swedish newspapers from Berlin in 1907, she worked for Svenska Dagbladet first in Sweden and later as a foreign correspondent in Vienna where she lived fro 1923 to 1933. During the First World War, she proved to be an effective fundraiser for assisting needy families. Marcus was a key figure in the Swedish branch of Save the Children which she helped to establish in 1919, continuing her achievements during and after the Second World War.
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