Anne Bolette Holsen

Anne Bolette Holsen
Born	(1856-07-21)21 July 1856 Bergen, Norway
Died	1 June 1913(1913-06-01) (aged 56) Kristiania, Norway
Occupation	Schoolteacher
Known for	Proponent of women's rights

Anne Bolette Holsen (21 July 1856 – 1 June 1913) was a Norwegian schoolteacher and proponent for women's rights. She was a co-founder of Kvindestemmeretsforeningen in 1885, and chaired the organization from 1897 until her death.

Personal life

Holsen was born in Bergen to Ole Rasmussen Holsen and Synnøve Høisæth. She died in Kristiania in 1913.^[1]

Career

Holsen was educated as schoolteacher, and from 1879 she was appointed at a primary school in Sofienberg in Kristiania. She took part in organizational work, and was active in the association Kristiania Lærerinneforening. In 1900 she established a secondary school for girls (Norwegian: fortsettelsesskole for unge piger) at Grünerløkka in Kristiania, along with Anna Rogstad and Göthilde Næss. The school was the first of its kind, and was taken over by Kristiania municipality in 1909, and served as a model for similar schools (Norwegian: fortsettelsesskole/framhaldsskole) in other cities in Norway.^[1]

She was a co-founder of Kvindestemmeretsforeningen in 1885, among with Gina Krog, Ragna Nielsen, Anna Rogstad and others, and chaired the organization from 1897 until her death.^[2][3]

References

1. Mellemsether, Hanna. "Anne Holsen". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
2. Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "Anne Bolette Holsen". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
3. Lønnå, Elisabeth. "Kvinnestemmerettsforeningen". In Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 29 September 2015.

Further reading

• Hagemann, G. (1992). Skolefolk. Lærernes historie i Norge.