Cecilie Thoresen Krog (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Ida Cecilie Thoresen Krog was a Norwegian feminist pioneer, and the first female university student in Norway. She became famous when she was allowed to submit to examen artium in 1882, after an Act amendment had taken place. She was born in Eidsvoll, as the daughter of physician and farmer Nils Windfeldt Thoresen and Marie Johanne Benneche. She grew up at Eidsvoll, together with her sister and three brothers. As a young girl she enjoyed skiing, including ski jumping. She married lawyer Fredrik Arentz Krog in 1887, and was the mother of journalist and playwright Helge Krog. She was the sister-in-law of teacher, politician and fellow feminist Gina Krog. She died in Kristiania in 1911, after having suffered from infective endocarditis for several years. Cecilie attended private schools and graduated from Nissens Pikeskole in 1879. She wanted to achieve the examen artium, but encountered problems from the authorities