Clara Ottesen

Clara Ottesen (October 30, 1911–May 8, 1997) was a Norwegian economist, politician and feminist.[1]

Clara Ottesen
19th President of the Norwegian Association for Women's Rights
In office
1968–1972
Preceded byEva Kolstad
Succeeded byKari Skjønsberg
Personal details
Born1911
Died1997
NationalityNorway
Occupationeconomist and politician

She earned the cand.oecon. degree in 1938 and was employed as a civil servant in the central government administration. She was President of the Norwegian Association for Women's Rights from 1968 to 1972, in succession to Eva Kolstad. She was a member of the Executive Board of the European Movement in Norway and was a board member of the International Alliance of Women from 1967 to 1973. She also served as a development expert in Bangladesh for the United Nations from 1962 to 1964.[2]

References

  1. "Clara Johanne Ottesen". Gravferdsetaten i Oslo kommune. Retrieved August 1, 2016.
  2. Elisabeth Lønnå: Stolthet og kvinnekamp: Norsk kvinnesaksforenings historie fra 1913, Gyldendal Norsk Forlag, 1996, ISBN 8205244952
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