Valentine Dannevig (1872–1962) was a Norwegian teacher and principal who was a member of the
Permanent Mandates Commission, a body of the
League of Nations that oversaw the League's
mandate system
A League of Nations mandate was a legal status for certain territories transferred from the control of one country to another following World War I, or the legal instruments that contained the internationally agreed-upon terms for administ ...
. She joined the Permanent Mandates Commission, replacing
Anna Bugge-Wicksell in 1928.
During her time on the commission, she was the sole female member. A feminist and progressive, she co-founded the Norwegian chapter of
Women's International League for Peace and Freedom.
She was an abolitionist.
She was a proponent of a
civilizing mission of empire.
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1872 births
1962 deaths
League of Nations
Norwegian women
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