Gina Krog
Gina Krog, Jørgine Anna Sverdrup Krog, ( born June 20, 1847 in Flakstad, † April 14, 1916 in Kristiania ) was a Norwegian women's rights activist.
Her parents were the priest Jørgen Sverdrup Krog (1805-1847) and his wife Ingeborg Anna That Brinchmann ( 1814-1872 ). She remained unmarried.
Gina Krog was born a few months after his father's death. The mother moved then to the family of her late husband on Karmøy. When she was eight years old, they moved to Christiania. There she went to the " woman Autenrieth girls' school ." Early Gina began to teach himself in private girls' schools, but had no relevant training. Simultaneously she began an extensive self-study, especially in languages and literature. 1882, she was at her friend Cecilie Thoresen who wanted to take artium was the first woman in Norway the exam. Cecilie Thoresen studied and later married Gina's brother, the lawyer Fredrik Krog. This supported financially Gina, as this gave the teaching profession and went into politics, their " fight time ".
The fighting time began in 1880, when she first traveled to the United Kingdom. There she came in contact with the " National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies," and also stopped at the " Bedford College " on. She started article for Norwegian newspapers write about.
She stood in the radical wing of the women's movement by American and British pattern and demanded full equality of men and women. So she stood in contrast to the moderate wing, which put greater emphasis on the improvement of the economic situation of women. She was completely uncompromising in their demand equality.
On June 28, 1884, the " Norsk Kvinnesaksforening " (Norwegian Women's Rights Association ) was founded ( NKF ). The first chairman was Hagbard Berner. Gina Krog received by the board members, although the highest number of votes, but Berner took over the Assembly directed and presented a draft statute, which provided that the union will not stand up for women's suffrage. Gina Krog wrote in the same year a long article " Nogle Ord om Kvindesagens Udvikling above nærmeste Opgaver i VORT Land" ( A few words about the development of the affairs of women and the next task in our country ), in which she calls upon women, even the to take over management of the Association. Immediately led the call in a proposal to the Storting on recognition not only a local, but also general political voting rights. Berner resigned as chair after a year in protest down that it was Krog managed to give a lecture " Stemmeret for Kvinder " ( the right to vote for women) on 27 November 1885. The meeting was open to the public. When their proposal was adopted a few days later at the general meeting by an overwhelming majority, they did not pursue this victory, but founded in December of the same year with ten women " Kvinnestemmerettsforeningen " ( Association for Women's Suffrage ) ( KSF). Here men were excluded from membership. Viggo Ullmann, Venstre deputy in the Storting, promised to bring the proposed constitutional amendment in the next Storting. So Gina Krog had achieved its first objective: The women's suffrage had come onto the political agenda. Nina founded in 1887, the newspaper Nylænde as a mouthpiece for the women's rights movement and has held the editor until her death. She also appeared on the right of married women to a special property and supported 1901 Johan Berg Cast radical " children laws" should achieve the better conditions for unmarried mothers and a higher child benefits. This law was passed until 1915.
The association " KSF " split, as a US-led Anna Rogstad opposition by Gina Krog's consistent line deviated and a majority of the members filed a moderate compromise proposal in the Storting. After twelve years Gina Krog was voted out as chairman of " KSF " because they did not want to take the compromise position that she held for opportunistic.
Now, founded the " Landskvinnestemmerettsforeningen " ( National Association for women's suffrage ) ( LKSF ). This national association was founded in Berlin in 1904 in the same year International Woman Suffrage Alliance, IWSA ( Ger. World Federation for women's suffrage ). recorded. In the same year was founded on her instigation of the " Norske Kvinners Nasjonalråd " of the " International Council of Women " joined. She remained until her death its chairman. This National Council was an umbrella organization without its own objectives and included a number of organizations for different purposes, including abstainers, Morals and mission teams housewife and associations. She hoped to be able to overcome the split in the voting question and achieve international cooperation. Under her leadership, the umbrella organization advisory role was in the legislative process in all things that woman needs touched.
The breakthrough for women's suffrage to the Storting came in 1907, when the Norwegian Government was asked to appoint an official representative for the next "World congress for Woman 's rights" in 1908 in Amsterdam. The government sent Gina Krog. The same was repeated in 1913 in Budapest, where she was sent along with Fredrikke Qvam. Meanwhile, the women's suffrage had been taken in the Norwegian Basic Law, and the two were honored as representatives of the first sovereign State which has received universal suffrage in the Constitution.
Gina Krog died in the flu epidemic of 1916. She was buried with great sympathy of the highest political representatives of the government.
" Norsk kvinnesaksforening " ( NKF ) founded in 2009 Gina Krog Prize, who have made a significant use in the feminist movement and the goals of the NKF in the spirit Gina Krog every two years to Norwegian women, will be awarded.
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