Kathrine Bugge
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Kathrine Susanne Bugge, née Hanssen (30 May 1877 – 10 June 1951) was a Norwegian educator, cultural worker and politician for the Communist Party
.
She was born in Bodø
as a daughter of tailor, editor and missionary Jakob Andreas Hanssen and his wife Mathilde Dahl. She attended middle school, and at age 16 she worked as a governess
. She then attended Tromsæ Teachers' Seminary and graduated there in 1897. She was hired as a middle school teacher in Vardø
in 1899. Here she met Thorolf Bugge
(1879–1935), whom she married in December 1902. The two became a part of the radical and revolutionary milieu in the city, located close to the Russian border.
Kathrine fell ill in 1906, and the couple moved to a small farm in Jarfjord, Sør-Varanger
. Her husband worked at the farm and in the company Sydvaranger
. Kathrine was an active cultural worker in the district, with literature, oratory and dance, as well as a Socialist Sunday school. In the socialist enlightenment work in Finnmark, the Bugge couple stood out together with Ellisif Wessel. Articles written by Kathrine Bugge was spread mainly through Ellisif Wessel's books Den lille kammerat, Den lille socialist and Klasse mot klasse, all released in 1914, as well as newspapers, especially Finmarken and Folkets Frihet.
In 1916 they moved to Kirkenes
, and then to Oslo after Thorolf won the Norwegian parliamentary election, 1921
. They moved back after Thorolf lost the Norwegian parliamentary election, 1924
. In the meantime both had left the Labour Party
and joined the Communist Party
in 1923, where Kathrine notably was the deputy leader of the party's secretariat for women's affairs. Kathrine moved back to Jarfjord in 1935. She died in June 1951 in Sør-Varanger from cancer.
Communist Party of Norway
The Communist Party of Norway is a political party in Norway without parliamentary representation. It was formed in 1923, following a split in the Norwegian Labour Party. The party played an important role in the resistance to German occupation during the Second World War, and experienced a brief...
.
She was born in Bodø
Bodø
is a city and a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the Salten region.The city of Bodø was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 . Bodin was merged with Bodø on 1 January 1968. Skjerstad was merged with Bodø on 1 January 2005...
as a daughter of tailor, editor and missionary Jakob Andreas Hanssen and his wife Mathilde Dahl. She attended middle school, and at age 16 she worked as a governess
Governess
A governess is a girl or woman employed to teach and train children in a private household. In contrast to a nanny or a babysitter, she concentrates on teaching children, not on meeting their physical needs...
. She then attended Tromsæ Teachers' Seminary and graduated there in 1897. She was hired as a middle school teacher in Vardø
Vardø
is a town and a municipality in Finnmark county in the extreme northeast part of Norway.Vardø was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 . The law required that all cities should be separated from their rural districts, but because of a low population and very few voters, this was...
in 1899. Here she met Thorolf Bugge
Thorolf Bugge
Thorolf Bugge was a Norwegian trade unionist and politician for the Labour and Communist parties.He was born in Heddal as a son of district physician Johan Carl Bugge and Christine Theodora Drolsum . He was a grandson of Ulrik Bugge. He had middle school education, and also studied at Bergen...
(1879–1935), whom she married in December 1902. The two became a part of the radical and revolutionary milieu in the city, located close to the Russian border.
Kathrine fell ill in 1906, and the couple moved to a small farm in Jarfjord, Sør-Varanger
Sør-Varanger
Sør-Varanger is a municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Kirkenes. Sør-Varanger was separated from the municipality of Vadsø on 1 July 1858.-Name:...
. Her husband worked at the farm and in the company Sydvaranger
Sydvaranger
Sydvaranger was the company that operated the Bjørnevatn Mine in Kirkenes, Norway between the start in 1906 until 1996. Since then the company has mainly been concerned with cleaning up the industrial areas and business development...
. Kathrine was an active cultural worker in the district, with literature, oratory and dance, as well as a Socialist Sunday school. In the socialist enlightenment work in Finnmark, the Bugge couple stood out together with Ellisif Wessel. Articles written by Kathrine Bugge was spread mainly through Ellisif Wessel's books Den lille kammerat, Den lille socialist and Klasse mot klasse, all released in 1914, as well as newspapers, especially Finmarken and Folkets Frihet.
In 1916 they moved to Kirkenes
Kirkenes
is a town in the municipality of Sør-Varanger in the county of Finnmark in the far northeast of Norway...
, and then to Oslo after Thorolf won the Norwegian parliamentary election, 1921
Norwegian parliamentary election, 1921
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. They moved back after Thorolf lost the Norwegian parliamentary election, 1924
Norwegian parliamentary election, 1924
-Results:-References:*...
. In the meantime both had left the Labour Party
Norwegian Labour Party
The Labour Party is a social-democratic political party in Norway. It is the senior partner in the current Norwegian government as part of the Red-Green Coalition, and its leader, Jens Stoltenberg, is the current Prime Minister of Norway....
and joined the Communist Party
Communist Party of Norway
The Communist Party of Norway is a political party in Norway without parliamentary representation. It was formed in 1923, following a split in the Norwegian Labour Party. The party played an important role in the resistance to German occupation during the Second World War, and experienced a brief...
in 1923, where Kathrine notably was the deputy leader of the party's secretariat for women's affairs. Kathrine moved back to Jarfjord in 1935. She died in June 1951 in Sør-Varanger from cancer.