Marit Aarum
Marit Aarum | |
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| 16th President of the Norwegian Association for Women's Rights | |
| In office 1955–1956 | |
| Preceded by | Ingerid Gjøstein Resi |
| Succeeded by | Signe Swensson |
| Deputy member of the Norwegian Parliament | |
| In office 1954–1956 | |
| President of the Liberal Party in Oslo | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 April 1903 |
| Died | 19 February 1956 (aged 52) |
| Nationality | Norwegian |
| Political party | Liberal Party |
| Occupation | economist and politician |
Marit Johanne Aarum (1903–1956) was a Norwegian economist, liberal politician, civil servant and feminist. Aarum was born on 22 April 1903.[1] She studied at Royal Frederick University and received a cand.oecon. degree in 1926.
Career
Aarum was an inspector at the Norwegian Labour Inspection Authority and served as a representative of the Norwegian government to the international Labour conference in 1948. She worked as an International Labour Organization expert in Pakistan for six months from 1952 to 1953.[2][3] Aarum became the vice president of the Norwegian Association for Women's Rights in 1952. When the organisation's president, Ingerid Gjøstein Resi, died in a plane crash in August 1955, Aarum took over as President. She remained president until her death in 1956.[3] During her political career, she was President of the Oslo branch of the Liberal Party and a member of the City Council of Oslo. She was a deputy member of the Norwegian Parliament representing Oslo for the Liberal Party from 1954 until her death.[1]
Publications
- Midlertidig lov om Arbeidsvilkår for hushjelp av 3. desember 1949 : med kommentarer samt en del om Ferieloven og Syketrygdloven, 1949
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Biografi: Aarum, Marit Johanne". Stortinget (in norsk). 2008-03-09. Retrieved 2020-12-11.
- ↑ Elisabeth Lønnå: Stolthet og kvinnekamp: Norsk kvinnesaksforenings historie fra 1913, Gyldendal Norsk Forlag, 1996, ISBN 8205244952
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Marit Aarum". Norsk Kvinnesaksforening (in norsk bokmål). 2016-02-16. Retrieved 2020-12-11.
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