Gitta Jønsson

Gitta Jønsson (5 October 1869 – 6 March 1950) was a Norwegian Labour Party politician and proponent for women's rights.

Gitta Jønsson
Born
Gitta Lovise Hagerup

(1869-10-05)5 October 1869
Tromsøysund, Norway
Died6 March 1950(1950-03-06) (aged 80)
Oslo, Norway
NationalityNorwegian
OccupationCafé owner and politician
RelativesBjarne Amdahl (son-in-law)

Early and personal life

Jønsson was born in Tromsøysund, a daughter of Johan Widding Larsen Hagerup and Eline Marie Moe. As a young woman she worked as housemaid in Tromsø and Kristiania, and was eventually running a milk shop along with her sister. She married saddle maker Anders Jønsson in 1903, and they settled in Tromsø, where he established a workshop and she opened a café. Their daughter Bengta Andrea married composer Bjarne Amdahl.[1]

Political career

Jønsson joined the Labour Party in 1909, and founded Tromsø Arbeiderkvinneforening in 1911. Taking part in local politics, she was elected member of the executive council of Tromsø from 1913 to 1925. She was a member of the board of the Norwegian Labour Party from 1923 to 1945, and chaired the Northern Troms chapter for many years. She was elected deputy member to the Storting for the period 1934–1945.[1][2]

She died in Oslo on 6 March 1950, aged 80.[1]

Literature
  • Skogheim, Dag (1978). Kvinner i nordnorsk arbeiderbevegelse: Gitta Jønsson.
gollark: I mean, nowadays we have food banks and such.
gollark: On the plus side, you *could* buy your freedom under certain enslavement models.
gollark: This has been known to happen to slaves.
gollark: This is true, *but* you may also be arbitrarily beaten and such.
gollark: Asking for a friend.

References
  1. Skogheim, Dag. "Gitta Jønsson". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
  2. Bolstad, Erik (ed.). "Gitta Jønsson". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
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