Official publications

1842 - Compulsary elementary school for women and men is introduced (SFS 1842:19).

1865/66 - Bill N:o 313. Carl Johan Svensén from the Farmers’ Estate proposes in a motion that women should be able to take degrees at the universities.

3 juni 1870 - Royal letter giving women the right to matriculate as private pupils, and also the right to study at the medical faculties of the universities, (SFS 1870, Nr. 32).

1873 - reform, via Royal letter 7/11 to the Chancellors’ Offices at Lund and Uppsala, giving women the formal right to take degrees in all subjects except law and theology. (from: Wieselgren - "Den höga tröskeln" (The high threshold), p. 253).

1907 - Bill N:o 36 in th First Chamber by Ernst Trygger, concerning a change of § 28 in the Constitution, in order to give women access to teaching appointments.

1907 - Bill N:o 180 in the Second Chamber by Knut Kjellberg, concerning the above bill.

1909 - Parliamentary Document Nr. 19 to the King concerning the changes decided upon by Parliament in the Constitution of the Nation. Even women will now have access to academic appointments after the change in § 28 of the Constitution.

1923 - Royal Proposition 1923:40, 2 February 1923. ”Proposal of a law containing provisions concerning women’s eligibility to hold appointments within the State, and other general assignments” (Behörighetslagen) (Law on eligibility).

1923 - SFS 1923:249, 22 June 1923. The Law on elegibility is passed.

1925 - Royal Proposition 1925:204. Concerning ”... women’s eligibility to hold appointments within the State, and other general assignments”.

1925 SFS 1925:165, 12 June 1925. The date for when the Law on eligibility is to come into force is set for 1 July 1925.

1927 - state secondary schools (grammar schools) are opened to girls after the secondary school reform (Rs 1927:262).

1928 - new secondary school statute in connection with the secondary school reform in 1927 (SFS 1928:412).