Wednesday

Bríet Bjarnhéðinsdóttir (1856-1940)


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Bríet Bjarnhéðinsdóttir was an early Icelandic
advocate for women's liberation. She founded the
first women's magazine in Iceland, 'Kvennablaðið'.
For a period of time she served on the
Reykjavík city council


Photo of Bríet Bjarnhéðinsdóttir and her
daughter Laufey Valdimarsdóttir


A portrait of Bríet Bjarnhéðinsdóttir, 1908
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Drawing of women and men at The Alþingi -
The Icelandic national parliament. The Alþingi
is the oldest parliamentary institution in the
world still extant

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