Alva myrdal nobel peace prize

Noted Swedish sociologist and UN official who won the Nobel Peace Prize in for her work in the cause of international disarmament. Born on January 31, , in Uppsala, Sweden; died on February 1, , of heart disease in Stockholm, Sweden; daughter of Albert Jansson Reimer and Lowa Larsson Reimer; graduated from special girls' gymnasium secondary school in Eskilstuna, ; graduated from the University of Stockholm, ; further graduate study in Britain, Germany, the United States , and Switzerland, —31; received master's degree from University of Uppsala, ; married Gunnar Myrdal an economist , on October 8, ; children: son Jan Myrdal b.

Met Gunnar Myrdal ; went on a study tour of the U. Alva Myrdal was a leading Swedish sociologist, social activist, and government figure. Starting in the late s, she played a significant role in the United Nations as well. Myrdal wrote major works on such topics as school reform, women's roles in a modern industrial society , and nuclear disarmament.

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Much of her work was done in collaboration with her husband Gunnar Myrdal, the author of An American Dilemma , a classic work on American race relations. She has been widely recognized as an authority on early childhood education who urged that youngsters be given a loving environment in which their individual differences were respected and cultivated.

Ironically, Myrdal has been portrayed by her estranged son Jan as a mother who could not herself provide a warm and nurturing family environment. Her elder daughter, Sissela Myrdal Bok , has painted a more sympathetic picture of her multitalented and energetic mother. Alva's mother came from a prosperous farming family in the village of Eskilstuna in the province of Sodermanland, about 60 miles southwest of Stockholm.