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== Early life and family == |
== Early life and family == |
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Guðrún Björnsdóttir was born at Eyjólfsstaðir on 27 November 1853<ref name=" |
Guðrún Björnsdóttir was born at Eyjólfsstaðir on 27 November 1853 where she lived until the age of 10 when her father died.<ref name="kvennasogusafn.is">{{cite web |url=https://kvennasogusafn.is/index.php?page=gudrun-bjoernsdottir |title=Guðrún Björnsdóttir |website=Kvennasögusafn Íslands |access-date=2019-07-10 |language=is}}</ref><ref name="Morgunblaðið">{{cite news |url=http://timarit.is/view_page_init.jsp?pageId=1231771 |title=Minningarorð um frú Guðrúnu Björnsdóttur. |date=18 September 1936 |work=[[Morgunblaðið]] |access-date=10 July 2019 |page=7 |language=is}}</ref><ref name="Óðinn">{{cite journal |date=1 May 1908 |editor-last=Gíslason |editor-first=Þorsteinn |title=Konur i bæjarstjórn Reykjavikur |trans-title=Women in Reykjavik City Council |url=http://timarit.is/view_page_init.jsp?pageId=2290672 |journal=Óðinn |location=Reykjavík |publisher=Prentsmiðjan Gutenberg |volume=4 |issue=2 |pages=13 |access-date=2019-07-10 |via=timarit.is |language=is}}</ref> She was then sent to [[Eskifjörður]] for [[foster care]], but soon moved to [[Langanes]] to live with her uncle.<ref name="kvennasogusafn.is" /><ref name="Óðinn" /> For a brief period she lived in [[Copenhagen]], but after a while returned to her relatives in Langanes.<ref name="kvennasogusafn.is" /> |
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In 1884, she married pastor Lárus Jóhannesson, and in [[Sauðanes]] they raised four daughters.<ref name=" |
In 1884, she married pastor Lárus Jóhannesson, and in [[Sauðanes]] they raised four daughters.<ref name="kvennasogusafn.is" /><ref name="Morgunblaðið" /> After only four years of marriage, Guðrún's husband died.<ref name="kvennasogusafn.is" /><ref name="Óðinn" /> One of her daughters would go on to die in the [[Spanish flu]].<ref name="Morgunblaðið" /> |
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Guðrún stayed with her brother in [[Norður-Þingeyjarsýsla]] until she moved with her daughters to [[Reykjavík]] in 1900 |
Guðrún stayed with her brother in [[Norður-Þingeyjarsýsla]] until she moved with her daughters to [[Reykjavík]] in 1900 where she became a milk vendor.<ref name="kvennasogusafn.is" /><ref name="bio">{{cite web |url=http://www.konurogstjornmal.is/gudrun-bjornsdottir/ |title=Guðrún Björnsdóttir |website=Konur og stjórnmál |access-date=2019-07-10 |language=en}}</ref> She also began writing articles in the papers about milk sales and personal hygiene.<ref name="bio" /><ref name="Óðinn" /> |
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== Political career == |
== Political career == |
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Guðrún was prominent in the local women's rights movement in the early 20th century and was a founder of the [[Icelandic Women's Rights Association]]. She was one of the first women elected to the [[Reykjavík City Council]].<ref>{{ |
Guðrún was prominent in the local women's rights movement in the early 20th century and was a founder of the [[Icelandic Women's Rights Association]]. She was one of the first women elected to the [[Reykjavík City Council]].<ref name="Auður">{{cite news |url=http://timarit.is/view_page_init.jsp?pageId=4179612 |title=Vel byrjar það! |author=Auður Styrkársdóttir |date=2 February 2008 |work=Lesbók Morgunblaðsins |access-date=6 August 2019 |issn=1670-3898 |id=Gegnir: [//leitir.is/primo_library/libweb/action/dlDisplay.do?vid=GEGNIR&docId=ICE01_PRIMO000447333 000447333] |via=timarit.is |page=2 |language=is}}</ref><ref name="Atburðir">{{cite web |url=http://www.konurogstjornmal.is/atburdir/#atburdur/kosningarnar-1908 |title=Atburðir |website=Konur og stjórnmál |access-date=2019-07-10 |language=en}}</ref> Alongside her in City Council were three other newly elected women; [[Bríet Bjarnhéðinsdóttir]], [[Þórunn Jónassen]], and [[Katrín Magnússon]].<ref name="Auður" /><ref name="Atburðir" /> |
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Guðrún sat in the town council in 1908 to 1914,<ref name=" |
Guðrún sat in the town council in 1908 to 1914,<ref name="kvennasogusafn.is" /><ref name="bio" /> focused on health and educational issues.<ref name="Morgunblaðið" /> In particular, she promoted women's education and their right to hold office. She helped towards establishing a Women's Student Scholarship Fund.<ref name="Morgunblaðið" /> |
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== Death and legacy == |
== Death and legacy == |
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Guðrún died in Reykjavík on 11 September 1936.<ref name=" |
Guðrún died in Reykjavík on 11 September 1936.<ref name="Morgunblaðið" /> A memorial about her, which appeared in ''[[Morgunblaðið]]'' on 18 September 1936, wrote about her: |
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{{Quote|The death of Mrs. Guðrún marks the passing of a woman who was an old style grand lady and an early pioneer for the new women rights for the country.<ref name=" |
{{Quote|The death of Mrs. Guðrún marks the passing of a woman who was an old style grand lady and an early pioneer for the new women rights for the country.<ref name="Morgunblaðið" />{{efn|Icelandic ''Með frú Guðrúnu er fallin í valinn kona, sem var í senn stórbrotin kona í gömlum stíl og ein af brautreyðjendum hinna nýju kvenrjettinda í landinu''.}}}} |
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In November 2010, the Reykjavík City Council announced that a street in the city, would be renamed Guðrúnartún in honor of Guðrún Björnsdóttir.<ref>{{ |
In November 2010, the Reykjavík City Council announced that a street in the city, would be renamed Guðrúnartún in honor of Guðrún Björnsdóttir.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.pressan.is/Frettir/LesaFrett/kvenskorungarnir-fa-nofnin-sin-a-goturnar-thratt-fyrir-hord-motmaeli-ibua-og-fyrirtaekja |title=Kvenskörungarnir fá nöfnin sín á göturnar þrátt fyrir hörð mótmæli íbúa og fyrirtækja |date=26 November 2010 |work=Pressan |access-date=10 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101126081448/http://www.pressan.is/Frettir/LesaFrett/kvenskorungarnir-fa-nofnin-sin-a-goturnar-thratt-fyrir-hord-motmaeli-ibua-og-fyrirtaekja |archive-date=26 November 2010 |url-status=dead |language=is}}</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 17:08, 3 July 2024
Guðrún Björnsdóttir | |
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| Member of the Reykjavík City Council | |
| In office 1908–1914 | |
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| Born | 27 November 1853 Eyjólfsstaðir, Iceland |
| Died | 11 September 1936 (aged 82) Reykjavík, Iceland |
Guðrún Björnsdóttir (27 November 1853 – 11 September 1936) was an Icelandic politician and women's rights activist. She was a founder of the Icelandic Women's Rights Association and one of the first female members of the Reykjavík City Council.
Early life and family
[edit]Guðrún Björnsdóttir was born at Eyjólfsstaðir on 27 November 1853 where she lived until the age of 10 when her father died.[1][2][3] She was then sent to Eskifjörður for foster care, but soon moved to Langanes to live with her uncle.[1][3] For a brief period she lived in Copenhagen, but after a while returned to her relatives in Langanes.[1]
In 1884, she married pastor Lárus Jóhannesson, and in Sauðanes they raised four daughters.[1][2] After only four years of marriage, Guðrún's husband died.[1][3] One of her daughters would go on to die in the Spanish flu.[2]
Guðrún stayed with her brother in Norður-Þingeyjarsýsla until she moved with her daughters to Reykjavík in 1900 where she became a milk vendor.[1][4] She also began writing articles in the papers about milk sales and personal hygiene.[4][3]
Political career
[edit]Guðrún was prominent in the local women's rights movement in the early 20th century and was a founder of the Icelandic Women's Rights Association. She was one of the first women elected to the Reykjavík City Council.[5][6] Alongside her in City Council were three other newly elected women; Bríet Bjarnhéðinsdóttir, Þórunn Jónassen, and Katrín Magnússon.[5][6]
Guðrún sat in the town council in 1908 to 1914,[1][4] focused on health and educational issues.[2] In particular, she promoted women's education and their right to hold office. She helped towards establishing a Women's Student Scholarship Fund.[2]
Death and legacy
[edit]Guðrún died in Reykjavík on 11 September 1936.[2] A memorial about her, which appeared in Morgunblaðið on 18 September 1936, wrote about her:
The death of Mrs. Guðrún marks the passing of a woman who was an old style grand lady and an early pioneer for the new women rights for the country.[2][a]
In November 2010, the Reykjavík City Council announced that a street in the city, would be renamed Guðrúnartún in honor of Guðrún Björnsdóttir.[7]
Notes
[edit]- ^ Icelandic Með frú Guðrúnu er fallin í valinn kona, sem var í senn stórbrotin kona í gömlum stíl og ein af brautreyðjendum hinna nýju kvenrjettinda í landinu.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g "Guðrún Björnsdóttir". Kvennasögusafn Íslands (in Icelandic). Retrieved 10 July 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Minningarorð um frú Guðrúnu Björnsdóttur". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 18 September 1936. p. 7. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
- ^ a b c d Gíslason, Þorsteinn, ed. (1 May 1908). "Konur i bæjarstjórn Reykjavikur" [Women in Reykjavik City Council]. Óðinn (in Icelandic). 4 (2). Reykjavík: Prentsmiðjan Gutenberg: 13. Retrieved 10 July 2019 – via timarit.is.
- ^ a b c "Guðrún Björnsdóttir". Konur og stjórnmál. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
- ^ a b Auður Styrkársdóttir (2 February 2008). "Vel byrjar það!". Lesbók Morgunblaðsins (in Icelandic). p. 2. ISSN 1670-3898. Gegnir: 000447333. Retrieved 6 August 2019 – via timarit.is.
- ^ a b "Atburðir". Konur og stjórnmál. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
- ^ "Kvenskörungarnir fá nöfnin sín á göturnar þrátt fyrir hörð mótmæli íbúa og fyrirtækja". Pressan (in Icelandic). 26 November 2010. Archived from the original on 26 November 2010. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
