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On November 2010, the Reykjavík City Council announced {{Interlanguage link|Sætún|lt=|is||WD=}}, 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|last=|first=|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|dead-url=yes|language=is}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 17:53, 10 July 2019
Guðrún Björnsdóttir | |
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| Member of the Reykjavík City Council | |
| In office 1908–1914 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 November 1853 Eyjólfsstaðir plains, Eastern Iceland |
| Died | 11 September 1936 Reykjavík, Iceland |
Guðrún Björnsdóttir was an Icelandic politician and women's rights activist. She was a founder of the Icelandic Women's Rights Association.
Early life and family
Guðrún Björnsdóttir was born at Eyjólfsstaðir plains on 27 November 1853.[1][2][3] At the age of 10, her father left her while she was still growing up.[1]
She was then sent to Eskifjörður for foster care, but she was soon moved to Langanes to live with her uncle.[1][3] For a brief period she lived in Copenhagen, but after awhile returned to her relatives in Langanes.[1]
In 1884, she married Lárus Jóhannesson, and in Sauðanes they raised four daughters.[1][2] After only four years of marriage, Guðrún's husband died,[1][3] and she became a widow.[1][2]
Until she moved with her daughters to Reykjavík in 1900, Guðrún was staying with her brother in Norður-Þingeyjarsýsla.[1] There, in Reykjavík, she sold milk to support her family.[1][4] She also began writing articles in the papers about milk sales and personal hygiene.[3][4]
Political career
Guðrún was an early advocate for women's rights in the 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] in what was said to be among the first true electoral campaigns in Iceland.[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] While in office she mainly focused on health and educational issues.[2] In particular, she sought gender equality by promoting women's education. Guðrún helped to see the establishment of a Women's Student Scholarship Fund.[2]
Death and legacy
At the date of 11 September 1936, Guðrún had died.[2] She had moved from Reykjavík and was in retirement at the time.[2]
A memorial about her, which appeared in Morgunbladid on September 18, 1936, wrote about her:
With Mrs. Guðrún, the fall of a chosen woman, who was an exuberant lady in an old style and an early pioneer for the new women rights for the country.[2]
On November 2010, the Reykjavík City Council announced Sætún, a street in the city, would be renamed Guðrúnartún in honor of Guðrún Björnsdóttir.[7]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Kvennasögusafn Íslands - Guðrún Björnsdóttir". kvennasogusafn.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2019-07-10.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ a b c d e f g h "Minningarorð um frú Guðrúnu Björnsdóttur". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 18 September 1936. p. 7. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|work=(help) - ^ 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 2019-07-10 – via timarit.is.
- ^ a b c "Guðrún Björnsdóttir". Konur og stjórnmál. Retrieved 2019-07-10.
- ^ a b c Háskólabókasafn, Landsbókasafn Íslands-. "Timarit.is". timarit.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2019-07-10.
- ^ a b "Atburðir". Konur og stjórnmál. Retrieved 2019-07-10.
- ^ "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.
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