Margarete Bonnevie

Margarete Bonnevie
Margarete Bonnevie in a 1930s tobacco advertisement featuring famous contemporaries
13th President of the Norwegian Association for Women's Rights
In office 1936–1946
Preceded by	Kitty Bugge
Succeeded by	Dakky Kiær
Personal details
Born	13 December 1884
Died	28 March 1970
Nationality	Norway
Political party	Liberal Party
Spouse(s)	Thomas Bonnevie
Occupation	author and politician

Margarete Ottilie Bonnevie (née Skattebøl) (13 December 1884, Nesbyen — 28 March 1970, Oslo) was a Norwegian author, feminist and politician for the Liberal Party of Norway. She was President of the Norwegian Association for Women's Rights 1936–1946, and is credited with reviving the women's movement in the 1930s. She also served as a board member of the International Alliance of Women 1939–1949. She was a co-founder of the Human-Ethical Association in 1956, and a member of its first board until 1958. She also served as President of the Oslo branch of the women's association of the Liberal Party and as a deputy member of the Oslo City Council in the 1930s. She was a daughter of Conservative Party leader, Supreme Court Justice and Member of Parliament Ole Larsen Skattebøl, and was married to Supreme Court Justice Thomas Bonnevie.