Nicoline Christine Hambro (née Harbitz; 1 January 1861 – 9 May 1926) was a Norwegian politician and proponent for

women's rights Women's rights are the rights and entitlements claimed for women and girls worldwide. They formed the basis for the women's rights movement in the 19th century and the feminist movements during the 20th and 21st centuries. In some countries, ...

. She was born in

Bergen Bergen (), historically Bjørgvin, is a city and municipality in Vestland county on the west coast of Norway. , its population is roughly 285,900. Bergen is the second-largest city in Norway. The municipality covers and is on the peninsula of ...

; the daughter of Niels Andreas Harbitz and Elisabeth Christine Harbitz. She married educator

Edvard Isak Hambro Edvard Isak Hambro (22 August 1911 – 1 February 1977) was a Norway, Norwegian legal scholar, diplomat and politician for the Conservative Party (Norway), Conservative Party. He was the 25th President of the United Nations General Assembly ...

in 1880, and was the mother of politician C. J. Hambro and educator

Elise Hambro Elise Hambro (27 August 1881 – 30 August 1966) was a Norwegian educator. She is known for being the first female school principal in Norway, appointed head of Ulrike Pihl Girls School in Bergen from 1926. She was born in Bergen; the daughter ...

. She took actively part in the administration of several contemporary political and social issues, such as welfare undertakings for female sailors and seamstresses, female police, homes for prostitutes, and pauperism. She was also a member of the Bergen

City Council A municipal council is the legislative body of a municipality or local government area. Depending on the location and classification of the municipality it may be known as a city council, town council, town board, community council, rural counc ...

. She served as president of the

Norwegian National Women's Council The Norwegian National Women's Council ( no, italic=no, Norske Kvinners Nasjonalråd) was founded on 8 January 1904 as an umbrella organization for the various Norwegian women's associations. It was established by Gina Krog whose international co ...

from 1916 to 1922. In 1919 she translated a collection of the adventurous stories about Baron Munchausen into Norwegian language.

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Norwegian women's rights activists 1861 births 1926 deaths Norwegian feminists Norwegian translators Politicians from Bergen 20th-century Norwegian politicians 20th-century Norwegian women politicians Norwegian Association for Women's Rights people {{Norway-translator-stub