Sigríður Þorsteinsdóttir
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Sigríður Þorsteinsdóttir (1841–1924) was an Icelandic editor and publisher.Björg Einarsdóttir, Úr ævi og starfi íslenskra kvenna: útvarpserindi II. (Reykjavík: Bókrún 1986) She founded, managed and published the monthly women's magazine ''Framsókn'', in collaboration with her daughter
Ingibjörg Skaptadóttir Ingibjörg Skaptadóttir (1867 – 1945) was an Icelandic editor and publisher.Björg Einarsdóttir, Úr ævi og starfi íslenskra kvenna: útvarpserindi II. (Reykjavík: Bókrún 1986) She founded, managed and published the monthly women's maga ...
, between 1895 and 1899. The magazine was the first women's magazine in Iceland, placed focus on women's access to education and encouraged women to demand and use their rights. She and her daughter belonged to the first female editors, publishers and journalists on Iceland. She retired in 1899 and left her magazine to Jarþrúður Jónsdóttir and
Ólafía Jóhannsdóttir Ólafía Jóhannsdóttir (22 October 1863 – 21 June 1924) was an Icelandic teacher and Temperance movement, temperance worker. She traveled and lectured in different countries on behalf of the International Organisation of Good Templars (IOGT) a ...
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