Art and Handcraft in the Woman's Building
of the World's Columbian Exposition

SWEDEN. THE love of knowledge is a distinguishing feature in the char- acter of Swedes. The Swedish woman has not manifested less love of knowledge than is attributed to her nation. A certain amount of school education has for centuries been ■considered necessary to woman, and, especially in the middle of this century, claims arose for a higher standard in her education. ALTAR PIECE-ROMANESQUE STYLE. Designed by A. Branting; “Friends of Handiwork." Sweden. The royal academies of music and fine arts, the training schools for sloid and gymnastics were opened to women, and they have the same rights as men for studying at the universities. As teachers, principals of schools, members of school boards, lady inspectors, authors in pedagogics, etc., women have attained .an influence which. is steadily increasing. The endeavors to raise the standard of manual work has called forth the efforts of many Swedish women. Misses Eva Rodlie and Hulda Lundin have developed the excellent systems of sloid. The C2lil)