Ellen Key, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Ellen Key

Swedish writer

Date of Birth: 11-Dec-1849

Date of Death: 25-Apr-1926

Profession: writer, suffragette, translator, pedagogue, critic, feminist

Nationality: Sweden

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Ellen Karolina Sofia Key (Swedish: ['ke?]; 11 December 1849 – 25 April 1926) was a Swedish difference feminist writer on many subjects in the fields of family life, ethics and education and was an important figure in the Modern Breakthrough movement.
She was an early advocate of a child-centered approach to education and parenting, and was also a suffragist. She is best known for her book on education, Barnets århundrade (1900), which was translated in English in 1909 as The Century of the Child.