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Mimi Sverdrup Lunden
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Maria Sverdrup
13 June 1894 Sulen, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway
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| Died | 8 January 1955 (aged 60) Oslo, Norway
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| Nationality | Norwegian |
| Occupation | educator, non-fiction writer and proponent for women's rights |
| Parent(s) | Edvard Sverdrup |
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Mimi Sverdrup Lunden (born June 13, 1894, died January 8, 1955) was an important Norwegian woman. She was a teacher, a writer of non-fiction books, and a strong supporter of women's rights. She worked hard to make sure women had equal opportunities.
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Early Life and Family
Mimi Sverdrup Lunden was born in a place called Sulen, in Norway. Her father, Edvard Sverdrup, was a religious leader. Her mother was Agnes Vollan.
Mimi had several brothers who also became famous. Her brother Harald Ulrik Sverdrup was a well-known ocean scientist. Another brother, Leif Sverdrup, became a general in the United States. Her brother Einar Sverdrup was a CEO of a large mining company.
When Mimi was 12 years old, her family moved to Kristiania, which is now known as Oslo. In 1918, she married Tallak Lunden. They had two daughters together. Her husband was a school director before he passed away in 1930.
Education and Teaching Career
Mimi finished high school in 1912. She then went to the University of Oslo to study languages and literature. She graduated from the university in 1918.
After her studies, Mimi worked as a teacher at Kongsberg Municipal Middle School. After her husband died in 1930, she went back to the University of Oslo for more studies, finishing in 1931. She then became a lecturer at two schools in Oslo: Vestheim School and Hegdehaugen School.
Fighting for Women's Rights
Mimi faced a difficult situation when she was a young mother with a sick husband. She was fired from her teaching job because she was a "married teacher." This unfair experience made her even more determined to fight for women's rights throughout her life.
In 1936, she joined the Norwegian Association for Women's Rights. This group worked to improve women's lives. Later, starting in 1948, she led the Norwegian part of the Women's International Democratic Federation. This organization worked for women's rights around the world.
As an Author
Mimi Sverdrup Lunden was also a talented writer. In 1922, she won an award from the Nansen Foundation for her writing. She wrote many important books.
She also published articles about things she cared deeply about. These included women's rights, working for peace between countries, and improving education.
Her most famous book is De frigjorte hender (which means The Liberated Hands) from 1941. This book looked at all the important jobs women did in society before factories and machines became common. It also showed how, in the industrial age, many of these jobs were taken over by machines, factories, and men.
Selected Books
Mimi Sverdrup Lunden wrote several notable books, including:
- Kvinnen og maskinen. Kvinnearbeidet i støpeskjeen, 1946 (Women and the Machine. Women's Work in the Melting Pot)
- Foreningsarbeide, en håndbok, 1948 (Association Work, a Handbook)
- Barnas århundre, 1948 (The Children's Century)
- Den lange arbeidsdagen, 1948 (The Long Workday)
