Else Kleen

Writing

Born: February 26, 1882

Birthplace: Vienna, Austria

Else Kleen was a Swedish journalist, writer, artiste and social commentator. She was engaged in social issues, and made reports on mental health care and prison care, and discovered the abuse of children and young people living in shelters. Else Kleen was married four times. Her last husband was Swedish Social democratic politician Gustav Möller, credited as the father of the social security system and the Welfare state, also called Folkhemmet.