Margrethe Vullum
Margrethe Vullum (born Lehmann; first married name Rode; 14 February 1846 – 14 August 1918) was a Danish-born Norwegian journalist, literary critic and proponent for women's rights.
Personal life
She was born in Copenhagen, a daughter of statesman Orla Lehmann and his artist wife Maria Puggaard, who had died young. She was thus a grand-daughter of the wealthy merchant and shipowner Hans Puggaard and his painter wife Bolette Puggaard. Her first marriage was with teacher and writer Gotfred Rode, with whom she had two sons, the politician Ove Rode and the writer Helge Rode. In 1879 she married journalist Erik Vullum.[1]
Career
Vullum settled in Norway in 1879, became a journalist for the newspaper
A portrait of Vullum, painted by
National Gallery of Norway.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Iversen, Irene. "Margrethe Vullum". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
- Store norske leksikon(in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 22 June 2013.