Dr. Hélène Ohlsson presents this year's O. Fritiof Ander Lecture in Immigration History: "Transatlantic Performances of Swedishness: The Opera Divas Jenny Lind and Christina Nilsson in the U.S. in the 19th Century." 

Dr. Ohlsson has a Ph.D. in theatre studies from Stockholm University. Her research has focuses on femininity and divas in 19th-century theater. Her talk will deal with two Swedish divas—the opera singers Jenny Lind and Christina Nilsson—and their connections with the United States.

The annual Ander Lecture invites a prominent scholar in the field of immigration studies to give a lecture on the Augustana campus. The lecture is offered in conjunction with the Association of Swedish Teachers and Researchers in America (ASTRA) conference, on occasion of the 200th anniversary of the birth of Jenny Lind.