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MICHAEL C. SWANSON Articles Created or Significantly Expanded Sweden Peace Movement History & Biographies Morokulien – The world's first transboundary peace park, straddling the Norway–Sweden border. Eldh-Ekblad Peace Prize – Awarded since 1960 by the Swedish Peace and Arbitration Society. Tecknaruppropet – Cartoonists' and illustrators' collective promoting peace. Sofia Spångberg (1898–1992) – Peace activist honored with King Haakon VII's Freedom Cross. August Spångberg (1893–1987) – Labor politician and member of the Swedish Riksdag. Carl Sundblad (1849–1933) – School teacher and influential figure in the Swedish peace movement. Knut Sandstedt (1858–1944) – Civil servant and activist for peace, animal welfare, and secularism. Maria Bolin (1847–1919) – Activist for women's suffrage and peace. Karin Z. Sunvisson (1981–) – Satirical cartoonist promoting peace and women's equality. Early Cinema Gustaf Edgren (1895–1954) – Film director, screenwriter, and producer. Linnéa Edgren (1904–1981) – Film actress active in early 20th‑century Swedish cinema. Rhode Island Founding Documents & Liberty of Conscience Providence Civil Compact – The historic first civil compact (1637) of Providence. Providence Combination of 1640 – Governing agreement guarding liberty of conscience. Jane Verin (c. 1610s–1640+) – Settler whose landmark case affirmed women's religious freedom. Joshua Verin (c. 1611–1695) – Settler disfranchised for violating his wife's religious freedom. Early Settlers Francis Weekes (c. 1616–c. 1689) – Accompanied Roger Williams in founding Providence in 1636. William Mann (c. 1610–1650) – Original Providence settler arriving in 1636. John Smith (c. 1595–c. 1649) – Gristmill operator and founding settler. Robert Coles (c. 1600–1655) – Early colonist involved in the formal founding of Providence. Gregory Dexter (1610–c. 1700) – Printer of Williams's A Key into the Language of America. Mathew Waller (1617–1880) – Early builder and settler of Providence and New London. Joseph Jenckes Jr. (1628–1717) – Founder of Pawtucket and Speaker of the House of Deputies. Benjamin Newberry (1652–1711) – Merchant, diarist, and Speaker of the House of Deputies. Local History Wanskuck Park – Historic public park in the Wanskuck neighborhood of Providence. Rhode Island Foundation – Major community foundation based in Providence, established in 1916. Louisa Sharpe Metcalf (1866–1959) – Prominent philanthropist from Providence. Ingeborg Kindstedt (1865–1950) – Swedish-American suffragist; mechanic on the 1915 cross-country suffrage envoy. Maria Kindberg (1860–1921) – Swedish-American midwife and suffragist; driver of the 1915 cross-country suffrage envoy. Colonial New England Regional Places & Biographies Greenwood Farm – Historic Massachusetts nature preserve featuring a 1694 farmhouse. Joseph Jenckes Sr. (1599–1683) – Recipient of America's first machine patent. Jonathan Alden Sr. (c. 1632–1697) – Plymouth Colony officer and son of Mayflower passengers. Timothy Foster (1720–1785) – Winthrop, Maine pioneer and Revolutionary War militia officer.