Min fråga handlar om en kvinna, som anses vara en tidig förkämpe för kvinnors rättigheter. Bland annat beskriver hon äktenskapet som "legal prostitution". År 1795 gör hon en resa längs den svenska västkusten, en resa hon senare skriver en bok om. Nedanstående stycke är hämtat ur denna bok. Vad var hennes namn, exakt var befann hon sig när hon skrev nedanstående, samt för vad skulle senare hennes dotter bli känd?
Whilst supper was preparing I crossed the bridge, and strolled by the river, listening to its murmurs. Approaching the bank, the beauty of which had attracted my attention in the carriage, I recognised many of my old acquaintance growing with great luxuriance.
Seated on it, I could not avoid noting an obvious remark. Sweden appeared to me the country in the world most proper to form the botanist and natural historian; every object seemed to remind me of the creation of things, of the first efforts of sportive nature. When a country arrives at a certain state of perfection, it looks as if it were made so; and curiosity is not excited. Besides, in social life too many objects occur for any to be distinctly observed by the generality of mankind; yet a contemplative man, or poet, in the country--I do not mean the country adjacent to cities--feels and sees what would escape vulgar eyes, and draws suitable inferences. This train of reflections might have led me further, in every sense of the word; but I could not escape from the detestable evaporation of the herrings, which poisoned all my pleasure.
. Men nu när jag gett så många ledtrådar får den som svarar rätt ge några mer fakta om personen i fråga.