The Century of Ellen Key- Literature and Legacy
ELLEN KEY BUDAPEST 2026
- URL: https://www.tok.elte.hu/en/content/the-century-of-ellen-key-literature-and-legacy.e.1325
- Event Date: 2026-03-27 ~ 2026-03-28
- Abstract Submission Date: 2025-11-20
- Submission Date: 2025-12-15
- Organizer: ELTE TÓK
- Location: Budapest, Hungary
European Studies Feminism & Women's Studies Literature & Writing Philosophy Education History
Eötvös Loránd University Faculty of Primary and Pre-School Education (ELTE TÓK) and the Ellen Key International Research Network (EKIR) as part of the commemoration of the 100th anniversary of Ellen Key’s death in 1926, invites you to the second of three international conferences, which are being organized across Europe: in Budapest in March 2026 (Stockholm in October 2025 and Bolognain October 2026). Ellen Key’s (1849–1926) progressive views on education, women's rights, and cultural reform left a lasting impact on the twentieth century. Her pioneering work shaped feminism, child-centered education, and social reform. A leading voice of the Modern Breakthrough, she championed individuality, empathy, and the transformative power of art, love, spirituality, and education. In “Barnabalken ” (The Child's Code) in 1910, Ellen Key presented a visionary framework for children's rights and well-being. She also advocated for women’s education and civil rights while affirming the societal value of motherhood. Ellen Key's humanistic thoughts on upbringing, individualism, and voluntary obedience continue to be relevant and widely discussed today. The conference aims to highlight the enduring impact of this multifaceted legacy. Accordingly, the sections of the multidisciplinary conference include the following themes:
- women's literature and representations of women in literature,
- feminism,
- life philosophy and children's education,
- children's culture and children’s rights,
- children's literature and picturebooks,
- Hungary at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries (as Ellen Key visited Budapest in 1905)
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