Ada Hedberg’s daughter Dagny Gunhild was born on Feb. 5, 1886 in Göteborg. She was number four of seven siblings.
Dagny was a teacher, and she also helped create programs that brought inner city kids into the countryside for long summer vacations.
As a young woman Dagny became a member of Göteborgs Kvinnliga Diskussionsklubb (The Göteborg Female Discussion Club), and in 1932 she was elected to the board of the Göteborg branch of Svenska Kvinnors Vänsterförbund. These organizations were founded in the 1910s, and their initial mission was to work for women’s right to vote. They continue to work for gender equality, women’s rights, and peace, to the present day.
In December of 1928 Dagny gave a talk to introduce the topic for the night at Göteborgs Kvinnliga Diskussionsklubb, “Should the same retirement age be applied to male and female public employees?”.
Dagny was also an active member of national organizations for teachers.
Dagny never married. She died at 88, on July 7, 1974. Since 1925 she had owned a house at Storängsgatan in Änggården. Her mother, Ada, lived with her.
In 1951 the city of Göteborg honored Dagny with a medal for her contributions as an educator.