Ellen Augusta Erika Essén

Biography

Ellen Augusta Erika Essén (1853–1923) lived through a transformative period in Swedish society. Her life spanned seven decades of cultural and social change in Sweden, during which she maintained her residence and connections to Uddevalla.

Essén's life reflected the experiences of Swedish women during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. She was laid to rest in Northern Cemetery in Uddevalla, where her memory is preserved among the community she called home.