Dagny Caroline "Dakky" Kiær (19 August 1892 – 21 July 1980) was a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party, feminist and civic leader. She was born in

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as a daughter of barrister and former mayor of Aker, Georg Fredrik Egidius Kiær and Julie Caroline Helene Løvenskiold. Her maternal grandfather

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(1838–1910) was

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of the Royal Court. She was sister of industrialist Thorry Kiær. She was rector of '' Norske Kvinners Nasjonalråds sosialskole'' 1946–1953 and president of the Norwegian Association for Women's Rights 1946–52. She served as a member of the city council of Oslo for the Liberal Party 1952–1956. She was the runner-up for the party's ballot in the 1949 parliamentary election, and later a minor ballot candidate in

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and

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. She died in July 1980 in Oslo.

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Norwegian women's rights activists 1892 births 1980 deaths Norwegian feminists Løvenskiold family Liberal Party (Norway) politicians Politicians from Oslo 20th-century Norwegian politicians 20th-century Norwegian women politicians Norwegian Association for Women's Rights people {{Norway-politician-1890s-stub