Cecilia Elise Beatrice Dickson (31 March 1852 – 18 January 1941) was a Swedish philanthropist and a pioneering temperance activist in Gothenburg. In 1884, together with her mother, Dickson founded the Överås Blue Cross Association (Öfverås Blåbandsförening), Sweden's first temperance society, serving as its secretary for 15 years. She also chaired the city's Kristliga Föreningen av Unga Kvinnor or YWCA from 1891 to 1916.
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31 March 1852 Domkyrkoförsamlingen in Göteborg
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18 January 1941 (aged 88) Domkyrkoförsamlingen in Göteborg
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Zodiac | Aries |
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