▁an ▁cultural ▁impact . ▁Her ▁sal on ▁was ▁the ▁center ▁of ▁the ▁noble ▁amateur ▁theatre , ▁which ▁fl our ished ▁in ▁Stockholm ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 7 2 0 s - ▁and ▁ 1 7 3 0 s ▁and ▁is ▁estimated ▁to ▁have ▁played ▁a ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁Swedish ▁language ▁professional ▁the ater ▁at ▁B oll h uset ▁in ▁ 1 7 3 7 . ▁Her ▁daughter ▁Brit a ▁Soph ia ▁was ▁the ▁female ▁lead ▁of ▁the ▁the atr ical ▁society ▁Gre v ▁De ▁la ▁Gard ies ▁Como ed ian ter ▁( Count ▁De ▁la ▁Gard ie ' s ▁Com ed ians ), ▁and ▁when ▁the ▁first ▁Swedish ▁national ▁the ater ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 7 3 7 , ▁two ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁female ▁actors ▁there ▁were ▁rec ru ited ▁from ▁among ▁the ▁servants ▁of ▁the ▁De ▁la ▁Gard ie ▁household . ▁ ▁Political ▁activity ▁During ▁the ▁Swedish ▁age ▁of ▁liberty , ▁when ▁absolute ▁mon archy ▁had ▁been ▁abol ished ▁in ▁favor ▁of ▁a ▁parliament ary ▁system ▁after ▁the ▁Great ▁Northern ▁War , ▁it ▁was ▁noted ▁that ▁women ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁political ▁debate ▁and ▁party ▁str ife , ▁prom oting ▁their ▁opinions ▁in ▁public ▁in ▁a ▁different ▁way ▁than ▁had ▁previously ▁been ▁the ▁case , ▁examples ▁being ▁Hed v ig ▁M ör ner , ▁Mag dal ena ▁Elisabeth ▁Rah m ▁and ▁Henri ka ▁Jul iana ▁von ▁L iew en , ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁even ▁said ▁that ▁women ▁were ▁the ▁true ▁leaders ▁of ▁the ▁political ▁parties . ▁Foreign ▁powers