became known to a large public through the pamphlet On Freedom of Speech and Publishing (1889). Her name and her books then became the topic of lively discussions. The following work focuses on her views on education, personal freedom, and the independent development of the individual. These works include: Individualism and Socialism (1896) Images of Thought (1898) Human-beings (1899) Lifelines, volumes I-III (1903–06) Neutrality of the Souls (1916). On education, her earliest article may be Teachers for Infants at Home and in School in Tidskrift för hemmet (1876). Her first more widely read essay, Books versus Coursebooks, was published in the journal Verdandi (1884). Later, in the same journal, she published other articles A Statement on Co-Education (1888) and Murdering the Soul in Schools (1891). Later she published the works Education (1897) and Beauty for All (1899). In 1906 came Popular Education with Special Consideration for the Development of Aesthetic Sense. In the last books Key views aesthetics, as beauty and art, from the aspect of the elevation of humanity. Several of Key's writings were translated into English by Mamah Borthwick, during the period of her affair with Frank Lloyd Wright. Among her best-known works published in English: The Morality of Woman (1911) Love and Marriage (1911, repr. with critical and biographical notes by Havelock Ellis, 1931) The Century of the Child (1909) The Woman Movement (1912) The Younger Generation (1914) War, Peace, and the Future (1916). Legacy She has inspired writers such as Selma Lagerlöf, Marika Stjernstedt, Waka Yamada and Elin Wägner. Maria Montessori wrote that she predicted the 20th century would be the century of the child. Havelock Ellis wrote positively on her studies of human sexuality. Key maintained that motherhood is so crucial to society that the government, rather than their husbands, should support mothers and their children. These ideas regarding state child support influenced social legislation in several countries. A substantial collection of Key's papers is at the Royal Library in Stockholm. In the 1890s, Key commissioned the Strand house designed by architect Yngve Rasmussen. In the 1890s, it was "a centre for the politically radical intellectual and artistic avant-garde of Stockholm". Key's house has become a foundation and tourist spot. Notes Further reading External links UNESCO paper on Ellen Key Ronny Ambjörnsson (2014) Ellen Key and the concept of Bildung 1849 births 1926 deaths People from Västervik Municipality Writers from Småland Feminist writers Swedish feminists