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Helga Karlsen

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Norwegian politician (1882-1936)

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Helga Aleksandra Karlsen was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party, and the party's first female Member of Parliament. Coming from humble origins, she gradually made her way up through the organisation of the labour movement.

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Helga Karlsen at the International Labour Conference in Geneva, Switzerland, 1935Helga Karlsen at the International Labour Conference in Geneva, Switzerland, 1935

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Helga Aleksandra Karlsen was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party, and the party's first female Member of Parliament. Coming from humble origins, she gradually made her way up through the organisation of the labour movement. She served two non-consecutive periods in parliament, but died shortly before she could be elected for a third term. She has been called the Labour Party's foremost female politician in the interwar period.

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Norway
Category
Politicians
Type
Politician
Status
deceased
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Lived 1882 to 1936 · aged 53
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6 languages

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