Elise Ottesen-Jensen
Journalist, Deceased Person
1886 – 1973
Who was Elise Ottesen-Jensen?
Elise Ottesen-Jensen, also known as Ottar, was a Norwegian-Swedish sex educator, journalist and anarchist agitator, whose main mission was to fight for women's rights to understand and control their own body and sexuality. She was a member of the Swedish anarcho-syndicalist union Central Organisation of the Workers of Sweden. Her followers consider her a pioneer in the field of women's rights and feminism.
Her personal motto was "I dream of the day when every new born child is welcome, when men and women are equal, and when sexuality is an expression of intimacy, joy and tenderness."
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- Born
- Jan 2, 1886
Norway - Also known as
- Ottar
- Nationality
- Norway
- Sweden
- Profession
- Died
- 1973
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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