Kari Skjønsberg | |
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20th President of the Norwegian Association for Women's Rights | |
In office 1972–1978 |
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Preceded by | Clara Ottesen |
Succeeded by | Karin M. Bruzelius |
Personal details | |
Born | 17 January 1926 |
Died | 6 January 2003 |
Nationality | Norway |
Occupation | academic and writer |
Kari Skjønsberg (17 January 1926 – 6 January 2003) was a Norwegian academic, writer and feminist. She was Associate Professor of children's literature at Statens bibliotekhøgskole (now Oslo and Akershus University College) 1968-94, President of the Norwegian Association for Women's Rights 1972-78, and wrote several books on children's literature. In the 1940s, she worked for the NRK's Lørdagsbarnetimen and in the 1950s as a literarary critic for Arbeiderbladet and Verdens Gang.