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Also known as Jacobine Camilla Collett

Norwegian author and women's rights activist

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Born
1813
Died
1895
Works
15

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  • Essays
  • I de lange nætter
  • Fortellinger i utvalg
  • Sidste blade
  • Amtmandens døtre

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Camilla Collett (1839) Jacobine Camilla Collett (née Wergeland; 23 January 1813 – 6 March 1895) was a Norwegian writer, often referred to as the first Norwegian feminist. She was also the younger sister of Norwegian poet Henrik Wergeland, and is recognized as being one of the first contributors to realism in Norwegian literature. Her younger brother was Major General Joseph Frantz Oscar Wergeland. She became an honorary member of the Norwegian Association for Women's Rights when the association was founded in 1884.

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