Cecilie Thoresen Krog

Cecilie Thoresen Krog
Cecilie Thoresen Krog
Born	Ida Cecilie Thoresen (1858-03-07)7 March 1858 Eidsvoll, Norway
Died	13 November 1911(1911-11-13) (aged 53) Kristiania, Norway
Nationality	Norwegian
Occupation	Feminist pioneer
Known for	She passed the examen artium in 1882, as the first Norwegian woman
Spouse	Fredrik Arentz Krog
Children	Helge Krog
Relatives	Gina Krog (sister-in-law)

Ida Cecilie Thoresen Krog (née Thoresen; 7 March 1858 – 13 November 1911) was a Norwegian women's rights pioneer and Liberal Party politician, and the first female university student in Norway.^[1] She became famous when she was allowed to submit to examen artium in 1882, after an Act amendment had taken place.^[1] She was the first president of the women's rights association Skuld and a co-founder and vice president of its successor, the Norwegian Association for Women's Rights. She was also a co-founder and board member of the Norwegian Women's Public Health Association. She was active in the Liberal Party and her liberal views also colored her involvement in the women's rights movement. She was elected a deputy representative in Christiania City Council for the Liberal Party in 1901, as one of the first women elected to a political office in Norway.