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| 1882 |
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| Workers drew up a trial program under the direction of Nyström that urged the establishment of trade unions within each trade, including provisions for pensions, sickness, and unemployment aid, organized on modern principles. The program was made more elaborate in the following years to include liberal demands such as wage and hour legislation. | 1 |
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| 1884 |
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| Norwegian Society for Women's Rights was founded by the journalist Hagbard Berner. Gina Krog succeeded him as president, and under her, the society gained new respect. Its purpose was primarily educational, but it remained committed to attaining for women their full role in society. | 2 |
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| 1886 |
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| A Scandinavian trade union congress in Gothenburg declared a socialist program that would supersede the liberal trade unions in Sweden. After this congress, the social democrats continued to receive support from the trades in the form of the Landsorganization (LO). The Norwegian Labor Party was formed (1887) with support from the trades in Norway. | 3 |
| Suffrage movement. The Riksdag reform had resulted in a broader electorate, but it continued to favor the farmers. As a result, social democrats, students, and women all began to demand electoral concessions. Students organized in the liberal-radical society Verdandi, which advocated suffrage and social reforms (1882). Suffrage petitions were drawn up and included the signatures of numerous women (1898). | 4 |
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| 1889 |
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| First Factory Laws (extended in 1900). | 5 |
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| 1892 |
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| Passage of a defense measure presented by prime minister Erik Gustaf Boström. The measure increased training time for recruits, funded by income taxes. The measure marked the beginning of growing concern over military preparedness in Sweden. The movement led to the adoption of universal military service in 1901. | 6 |
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| 1895 |
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| Swedish protectionism led to the removal of the free trade agreements between Sweden and Norway. | 7 |
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| June 7 |
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| The Storting adopted a resolution declaring the willingness of Norway to negotiate with Sweden on the state of the union. A committee began work on this union, but the negotiations made no progress. Norway, in the meantime, began to reorganize its military in preparation for independence. | 8 |
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