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Margarita Feldman

New book: “Kerstin Hesselgren – healthcare apostle and parliamentary pioneer”

Kerstin Hesselgren was one of the first five women to take a seat in the Swedish parliament, and also a pioneer in many other fields. We now publish the first comprehensive biography of her life and work.
8 May. 2023
Margarita Feldman

New tv-series covers “Sweden’s modern economic history”

A new project with UR - and this time we made a whole tv-series together! "Sweden's modern economic history" is now available for free online at UR Play.
3 May. 2023
Sara Johansson

Two centuries with Norstedts

Norstedts turned 200 - and released a book with 200 examples from the publisher's long history. The book builds on material from Norstedt's extensive archive kept with us at the Centre for Business History.
14 Apr. 2023
Anders Sjöman

New book celebrates Swedish-Brazilian business history

The Swedish-Brazilian Chamber of Commerce in São Paulo celebrates 70 years with the new book "Sweden in Brazil - A Story of Passion for Business and People", produced and published by Business History Publishing.
31 Mar. 2023
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Anders Houltz talks about the Gothenburg Exhibition 100 years

Our head of research Anders Houltz gives a talk at Gothenburg's Natural History Museum under the title "Gothenburg exhibition 100 years - The city, the museums, the industrial heritage".
30 Mar. 2023 18:00 - 19:00
Kvinnliga anställda på varuhuset N.Israel. Bild ur N. Israels album Arbeit und Erholung (1914). Publicerad med tillstånd från the Leo Baeck Institute.
Passed event

Lunch webinar: Jewish business and modern Europe

22 Mar. 2023 12:00 - 13:00
Sara Johansson

Education systems and curling in new issue of Företagshistoria

In this year's first issue of Företagshistoria, we talk about the enterprising women of the 19th century who changed the school system, the history of Polarbröd, the Finnish porcelain manufacturer Arabia - and that all curling stones come from the same...
20 Mar. 2023
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Lunch webinar: How to submit more material to the archive

23 Feb. 2023 12:00 - 12:30

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