Ragna Nielsen
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Ragna Vilhelmine Nielsen (17 July 1845 – 29 September 1924) was a Norwegian pedagogue, school headmistress, publicist, organizer, politician and feminist.
as the daughter of Jørgen Axel Nicolai Ullmann and his wife, pedagogist, publicist, literary critic and feminist Cathrine Johanne Fredrikke Vilhelmine Dunker. She married Ludvig Nielsen in 1879, and settled with her husband in Tromsø. The couple was separated in 1884, when she moved back to Kristiania. She was the sister of politician Viggo Ullmann
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's private school for girls until 1860. From 1862, she received an assignment at Nissen's school, where she taught until 1879. She was a teacher in Tromsø until 1884. She established the school Fru Nielsens Latin- og Realskole in Kristiania in 1885. It was started as a girl's school, but soon became a common school for both girls and boys. She was the first headmistress of a secondary school in Norway. She chaired the Norwegian Association for Women's Rights for two periods, from 1886 to 1888, and from 1889 to 1895. She founded or co-founded a number of organizations, including Kvindestemmeretsforeningen in 1885, Norske kvindelige Handelsstands Forening in 1890, Norsk Fredsforening in 1891, and Hjemmenes Vel in 1898. She was elected to the Kristiania City Council from 1901 to 1904. She co-founed the language organization Riksmålsforeningen
in 1907, and chaired the organization from 1909 to 1910. She was engaged in the spiritualism
movement and a co-founder of Norsk Selskap for Psykisk Forskning in 1917.
She co-founded the women's magazine Norske Kvinder i 1921. Among her books are Norske kvinder i det 19de aarhundrede from 1904, Fra de smaa følelsers tid from 1907 (published anonymosly), and Sisyphos og de politiske partier from 1922.
Personal life
Ragna Nielsen was born in ChristianiaOslo
Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...
as the daughter of Jørgen Axel Nicolai Ullmann and his wife, pedagogist, publicist, literary critic and feminist Cathrine Johanne Fredrikke Vilhelmine Dunker. She married Ludvig Nielsen in 1879, and settled with her husband in Tromsø. The couple was separated in 1884, when she moved back to Kristiania. She was the sister of politician Viggo Ullmann
Viggo Ullmann
Johan Christian Viggo Ullmann was a Norwegian educator and politician of Venstre, the Norwegian social-liberal party....
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Career
As a child Ragna attended her mother's school for girls, and then attended Hartvig NissenHartvig Nissen
Hartvig Nissen was a Norwegian philologist and educator. He founded Nissens Pigeskole, a school specifically for girls, in Oslo in 1849. In 1955 the school was also opened for boys and in 1963 the name changed to Hartvig Nissens Skole....
's private school for girls until 1860. From 1862, she received an assignment at Nissen's school, where she taught until 1879. She was a teacher in Tromsø until 1884. She established the school Fru Nielsens Latin- og Realskole in Kristiania in 1885. It was started as a girl's school, but soon became a common school for both girls and boys. She was the first headmistress of a secondary school in Norway. She chaired the Norwegian Association for Women's Rights for two periods, from 1886 to 1888, and from 1889 to 1895. She founded or co-founded a number of organizations, including Kvindestemmeretsforeningen in 1885, Norske kvindelige Handelsstands Forening in 1890, Norsk Fredsforening in 1891, and Hjemmenes Vel in 1898. She was elected to the Kristiania City Council from 1901 to 1904. She co-founed the language organization Riksmålsforeningen
Riksmålsforbundet
Riksmålsforbundet is the main organisation for Riksmål, one of the written standard of the Norwegian language ....
in 1907, and chaired the organization from 1909 to 1910. She was engaged in the spiritualism
Spiritualism
Spiritualism is a belief system or religion, postulating the belief that spirits of the dead residing in the spirit world have both the ability and the inclination to communicate with the living...
movement and a co-founder of Norsk Selskap for Psykisk Forskning in 1917.
She co-founded the women's magazine Norske Kvinder i 1921. Among her books are Norske kvinder i det 19de aarhundrede from 1904, Fra de smaa følelsers tid from 1907 (published anonymosly), and Sisyphos og de politiske partier from 1922.