Cecilie Thoresen Krog
Ida Cecilie Thoresen Krog (née Thoresen, 7 March 1858 – 13 November 1911) was a Norwegian feminist pioneer, and the first female university student in Norway.[1] She became famous when she was allowed to submit to examen artium in 1882, after an Act amendment had taken place.[1]
Personal life
She was born in Eidsvoll as a daughter of physician and farmer Nils Windfeldt Thoresen and Marie Johanne Benneche. She also grew up here, together with her sister and three brothers. As a young girl she enjoyed skiing, including ski jumping. She married lawyer Fredrik Arentz Krog in 1887, and was the mother of journalist and playwright Helge Krog. She was the sister-in-law of teacher, politician and fellow women's rights activist Gina Krog. She died in Kristiania in 1911, after having suffered from infective endocarditis for several years.[2]
Career
Cecilie attended private schools and graduated from Nissen Girls School in 1879. She wanted to achieve the examen artium, but encountered problems from the authorities. A letter from her father to the Norwegian Ministry of Education and Church Affairs to allow her to field as an exam candidate was met with a refusal. She subsequently contacted the Minister of Church, who asked the University for a statement. When the statement from the University was negative, she contacted member of the Parliament of Norway Hagbard Emanuel Berner, who proposed a private Act amendment, which passed in 1882.[2] She passed the examen artium in 1882, as the first Norwegian woman.[2]
She enrolled at the University, and eventually became a student of science at the University of Oslo and later at the University of Copenhagen.[1] She terminated her university studies when she got married in 1887 and gave birth to three children the next three years.[2]
She was a board member of the Norwegian Association for Women's Rights from its foundation in 1884[1] and a board member of the humanitarian organization Norwegian Women's Public Health Association from its foundation in 1896.[2][3] She was a co-founder of the Norwegian National Women's Council in 1904.[2]
References
- ^ a b c d "Cecilie Thoresen Krog". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 26 January 2010.
- ^ a b c d e f Moksnes, Aslaug. "Cecilie Thoresen Krog". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 26 January 2010.
- ^ "Norske Kvinners Sanitetsforening". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 29 January 2010.