Vaksala torg
Square in central Uppsala, Sweden.
At a glance
| Source | Author | Role | In one line |
|---|---|---|---|
| How I Learned to Understand the World | Hans Rosling | turning point | In autumn 1927 Agnes walked her daughter Britta to a newly built school at Vaksala Square; Agnes stopped to take in a building like a fairy-tale castle and whispered that people must think they were worth something. |
How I Learned to Understand the World — Hans Rosling (2019)
Source: How I Learned to Understand the World · Readwise highlight
She was enrolled in a fine, newly built school at Vaksala Square, not far from where they lived.
- Role: turning point
- In the book: In autumn 1927 Agnes walked her daughter Britta to a newly built school at Vaksala Square; Agnes stopped to take in a building like a fairy-tale castle and whispered that people must think they were worth something.
- Why it matters: Symbol of the welfare state lifting the family out of deprivation.