Editing Astrid Lindgren (section)

== Biography ==

[[File:Astrid Lindgren 1924.jpg|thumb|upright|left|Lindgren in 1924]]

Astrid Lindgren was born on 14 November 1907. She grew up in Näs, near [[Vimmerby]], [[Småland]], Sweden.<ref name="SKBL"/> She was the daughter of Samuel August Ericsson<!--(1875–1969)--> and Johanna (Hanna) Sofia Jonsson<!--(1879–1961)-->.<ref name="SKBL"/> Lindgren had an older brother and two younger sisters; the brother Gunnar became a member of the [[Swedish parliament]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Astrid's siblings |url=https://www.astridlindgren.com/about-astrid-lindgren/childhood/the-siblings |website=Astrid Lindgren Company |access-date=10 June 2023 |archive-date=10 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230610063457/https://www.astridlindgren.com/about-astrid-lindgren/childhood/the-siblings |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Upon finishing school, Lindgren took a job with the local newspaper, ''Vimmerby Tidning'', in Vimmerby.<ref name="SKBL"/> She had a relationship with the chief editor and became pregnant, causing a local scandal.<ref name="SKBL"/> She moved to the capital city of Stockholm and learnt the skills of a [[secretary]].<ref name="SKBL"/> While there in 1926 she gave birth to her only son, Lars, who was fostered for four years and then returned to her.<ref name="SKBL"/> He died in 1986.<ref name="Guardian Obituary"/>

Starting in 1928, Lindgren worked as a secretary at [[Royal Automobile Club (Sweden)|Sweden's Royal Automobile Club]] ({{Lang|sv|Kungliga Automobil Klubben|italic=no}}).<ref name="SKBL"/> In 1931, she married her boss, Sture Lindgren (1898–1952). In 1934, Lindgren gave birth to her second child, Karin.<ref name="SKBL"/>

Lindgren died in her home in [[central Stockholm]] on 28 January 2002 at the age of 94.<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-HnGCwAAQBAJ&q=Astrid+Lindgren+died&pg=PA167 |title=Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2002: Film, television, Radio, Theatre, Dance, Music, Cartoons and Pop Culture |isbn=978-0-7864-1464-2 |last1=Lentz Iii |first1=Harris M. |date=9 April 2003|publisher=McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Pearson |first=Richard |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/2002/01/29/astrid-lindgren-dies-at-94/d62b627d-cfcd-488f-8faf-2acd121a86db/ |title=Astrid Lindgren Dies at 94|date=29 January 2002 |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]}}</ref> Her funeral took place in [[Storkyrkan]] in [[Gamla stan]]. Among those attending were King [[Carl XVI Gustaf]] with [[Queen Silvia of Sweden|Queen Silvia]] and others of the royal family, and Prime Minister [[Göran Persson]]. The ceremony was described in ''[[Dagens Nyheter]]'' as "the closest you can get to a [[state funeral]]."<ref>{{cite news |last=Hagerfors |first=Anna-Maria |date=8 March 2002 |title=Astrids sista farväl |newspaper=[[Dagens Nyheter]] }}</ref>