Beatrice Dickson, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Beatrice Dickson

Date of Birth: 31-Mar-1852

Place of Birth: Domkyrkoförsamlingen i Göteborg, Västra Götaland County, Sweden

Date of Death: 18-Jan-1941

Profession: philanthropist

Nationality: Sweden

Zodiac Sign: Aries

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.