Margarete Bonnevie

Margarete Ottilie Bonnevie (née Skattebøl) (13 December 1884— 28 March 1970) was a Norwegian author, feminist and politician for the Liberal Party of Norway.[1]

Margarete Bonnevie
Margarete Bonnevie ca. 1910–1922
13th President of the Norwegian Association for Women's Rights
In office 1936–1946
Preceded by	Kitty Bugge
Succeeded by	Dakky Kiær
Personal details
Born	13 December 1884 Nesbyen, Norway
Died	28 March 1970 Oslo, Norway
Nationality	Norway
Political party	Liberal Party
Spouse(s)	Thomas Bonnevie
Occupation	author and politician

Biography

She was born at Nesbyen in Buskerud, Norway. She was a daughter of Conservative Party leader, Supreme Court Justice and Member of Parliament Ole Larsen Skattebøl (1844–1929) and Karen Christine Poppe Rømcke (1854–1932). She grew up in Hallingdal and was educated as a French language translator. She worked from 1906 to 1913 as French correspondent for Norsk Hydro.[1]

In 1913, she married Supreme Court judge Thomas Bonnevie (1879-1960), son of cabinet minister Jacob Aall Bonnevie. He was also the brother of professor Kristine Bonnevie (1872–1948) and jurist Carl Bonnevie (1881-1972). [2][3] [4]

She was President of the Norwegian Association for Women's Rights 1936–1946, and is credited with reviving the women's movement in the 1930s. She also served as a board member of the International Alliance of Women 1939–1949. She was a co-founder of the Human-Ethical Association in 1956, and a member of its first board until 1958. She also served as President of the Oslo branch of the women's association of the Liberal Party and as a deputy member of the Oslo City Council in the 1930s.[5]

She also released a number of books. In 1932, she published her first and most notable book, Ekteskap og arbeide. Throughout the 1950s and 1960s, she participated in the debate on women's position and women's role. She continued to write articles in journals and in daily press throughout her life.[5]

Selected works

• Ord som lever : En samling av norske og utenlandske citater og slagord – (1928)
• Ekteskap og arbeide – (1932)
• Familiekrisen og botemidler mot den – (1935)
• Patriarkatets siste skanse – (1948)
• Fra mannssamfunn til menneskesamfunn – (1957)
• Forslag til lov om barnetilleggskasse for lønnstakere, fremsatt for Odelstinget 20. februar 1956 – (1956)
• Fra likestilling til undertrykkelse – (1964)

References

1. Elisabeth Lønnå. "Margarete Bonnevie". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
2. "Bonnevie". lokalhistoriewiki.no. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
3. Jon Gunnar Arntzen. "Bonnevie". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
4. "Kristine Bonnevie". lokalhistoriewiki.no. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
5. Elisabeth Lønnå. Margarete Bonnevie, Norsk biografisk leksikon

Related reading

• Lønnå, Elisabeth (1996) Stolthet og kvinnekamp : Norsk kvinnesaksforenings historie fra 1913 (Oslo: Gyldendal) ISBN 8205244952