Norrtullsligan (1923)
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Tora Teje, Inga Tidblad, Renee Björling, Linnéa Hillberg
A group of female office workers faces the hardships of a man’s world, amid the conflict between love and work.
The story
The film centers on four members of the Norrtull League, a women’s collective, and the hardships faced by female office workers in a man’s world. Pegg is the narrator; the other members are Baby, an 18-year-old described as mischievous, sturdy Eva, and sickly Emmy. Their story touches on female solidarity, women’s place in the labor market, the struggle for civil rights, and the conflict between love and work.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
The film is about the hardships faced by a group of female office workers in a man’s world. Its story was still relevant in 1923, with its depiction of female solidarity, women’s place in the labor market and their struggle for civil rights, and the conflict between love and work. The four members of the Norrtull League, a women’s collective, were played by well-known actresses: Tora Teje as the narrator Pegg, Inga Tidblad as Baby, the mischievous 18-year-old, Renée Björling as the sturdy Eva, and Linnea Hillberg as the sickly Emmy, “gray as an old shawl,” as the novel describes her.
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