Norwegian+Women's+Rights

=A Brief Background=
 * ==Not until 1863 were unmarried women accorded the same rights as adult men: primarily, the right to dispose of their wealth or other economic means as they wished.==
 * ==Married women had no rights and were subject to their husband's authority right up to 1888. Only when new legislation was passed in 1918 and 1922 were they accorded full equality with their husbands in economic affairs.==
 * ==Up to 1913, when the universal franchise (voting rights for citizens from the age of 18) was introduced, women had no say in politics.==
 * ==Throughout the nineteenth century it was almost unheard of for a woman to make a speech in public. At best this behavior was regarded as unladylike and improper.==
 * ==Most educational institutions were closed to women up to the end of the nineteenth century. Not until 1882 did the first woman take the //examen artium// -- the final upper secondary examination. By 1884, women could sit for all the degree examinations at university level, however, resistance was strong and very few women could actually avail themselves of the possibility. Not until 1903 did the first Norwegian woman receive a doctorate at the University of Oslo. The first female professor came on the scene in 1912.==
 * ==Only a few professions, such as teacher, telegraphist, office clerk, or factory worker were gradually accepted as suitable posts for women, but they earned only one third to half of what men earned.==
 * ==Many women were forced to marry in order to be supported.==

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