Women's Rights in Norway

1854-1879 Awakening Consciousness -

1854 - women gained right to inheritance

1863 - all unmarried women became legally independent; lost if got married

1863 - women could own their own business

1884 - first formal women's rights organization

1888 - marriage rights act; women could keep independence in marriage

1869 - women considered an "adult" at 21

1871 - modern breakthrough; literature demonstrated progress

1885 - Association for Votes for Women founded

1910 - women granted all civil rights

1877 - Ibsen wrote Pillars of Society

1901 - women above 25 & certain income could vote in rural areas (local suffrage)

1839 - Craft Act

1842 - Trade Act - women could trade/provide for selves

1884 - University of Oslo fully accessible to women

1913 - women could vote in national elections (universal suffrage)

1881 - Association Against Public Immorality - against brothels and prostitution

1882 - women given access to higher education

1916 - women had right to positions in government

1920 - principles of equal pay and right to access all jobs in gov't established

1842 - abortion no longer a capital offense