Anna Stang (May 18, 1834 – December 23, 1901), née ''Anna Sophie Margrethe Holmsen'', was a Norwegian feminist, liberal politician and the second

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of the

Norwegian Association for Women's Rights The Norwegian Association for Women's Rights ( no, italic=no, Norsk Kvinnesaksforening; NKF) is Norway's oldest and preeminent women's and girls' rights organization and works "to promote gender equality and all women's and girls' human rights thr ...

, serving from 1885 to 1886. She also ran a private school in

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for 17 years. She was married to Norwegian Prime Minister

Jacob Stang Hans Georg Jacob Stang (17 November 1830–1 March 1907) was a Norwegian attorney, official, and politician. He was the Norwegian prime minister in Stockholm () from 1888–1889. Biography Stang was born in Nannestad, Norway and attende ...

, and was therefore for the rest of her life addressed as "Madam Prime Minister" ( no, Statsministerinde). She was the mother of Minister of Defence

Georg Stang Hans Georg Jacob Stang (17 February 1858 – 11 September 1907) was a Norwegian military officer and politician from the Liberal Party. He served as the Norwegian Minister of Defence A defence minister or minister of defence is a cabinet o ...

.Aslaug Moksnes. Likestilling eller særstilling? Norsk kvinnesaksforening 1884-1913, Gyldendal Norsk Forlag, 1984,

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Stang, Anna Norwegian women's rights activists 1834 births 1901 deaths Norwegian feminists Norwegian Association for Women's Rights people People from Kongsvinger