Anna Bøe (1 May 1864 – 23 April 1956) was a Norwegian journalist, co-founder and editor of the women's magazine '' Urd'' for 37 years.

Personal life

Bøe was born in Aker (now

Oslo Oslo ( , , or ; sma, Oslove) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population of ...

) to Hans Simonsen Bøe and Marie Ringstad. She died in

Asker Asker ( no, Asker), properly called Askerbygda in Norwegian, is a district and former Municipalities of Norway, municipality in Akershus, Norway. From 2020 it is part of the larger administrative municipality Asker, Viken (also known as Greate ...

in 1956, nearly 92 years old.

Career

Bøe founded the women's magazine '' Urd'' in 1897, along with her sister Cecilie, and served as the magazine's editor from the start until 1933. The profile of ''Urd'' was culture, art,

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and

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, with a basically Christian life stance. Her literary works include the

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novel ''Idealer'', as well as poetry. She took part in the contemporary debate by writing newspaper articles on culture and other issues. She also edited ' for four years.

References

1864 births 1956 deaths Journalists from Oslo Norwegian magazine editors Norwegian women editors Norwegian women journalists Norwegian women writers Women magazine editors {{Norway-writer-stub