Ragna Nielsen
Ragna Nielsen | |
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 Portrait by Asta Nørregaard | |
| President of the Norwegian Association for Women's Rights | |
| In office 1886–1888 | |
| Preceded by | Anna Stang |
| Succeeded by | Anna Bugge |
| In office 1889–1895 | |
| Preceded by | Anna Bugge |
| Succeeded by | Randi Blehr |
| 2nd President of the Riksmål Society | |
| In office 1910–1911 | |
| Preceded by | Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson |
| Succeeded by | Alfred Eriksen |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ragna Vilhelmine Ullmann 17 July 1845 |
| Died | 29 September 1924 |
| Nationality | Norwegian |
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| Relatives | Viggo Ullmann (brother) |
Ragna Vilhelmine Nielsen (née Ullmann) (17 July 1845 – 29 September 1924) was a Norwegian pedagogue, school headmistress, publicist, organizer, politician and feminist.
Personal life
Ragna Nielsen was born in Christiania (now Oslo) to Jørgen Axel Nicolai Ullmann and his wife, pedagogist, publicist, literary critic and feminist Cathrine Johanne Fredrikke Vilhelmine Dunker. She married Ludvig Nielsen in 1879, and settled with her husband in Tromsø. The couple was separated in 1884, when she moved back to Kristiania. She was the sister of politician Viggo Ullmann.[1]
Career
As a child, Ragna attended her mother's school for girls, and then attended
She co-founded the women's magazine Norske Kvinder in 1921. Among her books are Norske kvinder i det 19de aarhundrede from 1904, Fra de smaa følelsers tid from 1907 (published anonymously), and Sisyphos og de politiske partier from 1922.[2]
References
- ^ a b c d "Ragna Nielsen". Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget.
- ^ Store norske leksikon(in Norwegian). Foreningen Store norske leksikon.
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