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Þorbjörg Sveinsdóttir (1827 – 1903) was an Icelandic midwife and feminist, particularly known for her work for women's right to education. She was born in Iceland to an Icelandic priest. She educated herself as a midwife in Copenhagen in Denmark in 1855–1856, and then returned to Iceland, where she worked as a midwife in Reykjavík until 1902. As such she took many midwife students. She never married, but became the foster mother of her orphaned niece, the writer and feminist .

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  • Þorbjörg Sveinsdóttir (1827 – 1903) was an Icelandic midwife and feminist, particularly known for her work for women's right to education. She was born in Iceland to an Icelandic priest. She educated herself as a midwife in Copenhagen in Denmark in 1855–1856, and then returned to Iceland, where she worked as a midwife in Reykjavík until 1902. As such she took many midwife students. She never married, but became the foster mother of her orphaned niece, the writer and feminist . She was active in the work to establish a university in Iceland. In 1894, she founded a committee to work for the establishment of a university open to women. She was one of the co-founders of the women's organization Hið íslenska kvenfélag. In 1897, she was elected the second president of the Hið íslenska kvenfélag after Sigþrúður Friðriksdóttir. (en)
  • Þorbjörg Sveinsdóttir, född 1827, död 1903, var en isländsk feminist. Hon var dotter till en isländsk präst. Hon utbildade sig till barnmorska i Köpenhamn 1855-56 och arbetade därefter som barnmorska i Reykjavík. Hon är känd för sitt politiska engagemang. 1894 var hon en av medgrundarna till Hið íslenska kvenfélag, och var dess ordförande 1897-1903. (sv)
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  • Þorbjörg Sveinsdóttir, född 1827, död 1903, var en isländsk feminist. Hon var dotter till en isländsk präst. Hon utbildade sig till barnmorska i Köpenhamn 1855-56 och arbetade därefter som barnmorska i Reykjavík. Hon är känd för sitt politiska engagemang. 1894 var hon en av medgrundarna till Hið íslenska kvenfélag, och var dess ordförande 1897-1903. (sv)
  • Þorbjörg Sveinsdóttir (1827 – 1903) was an Icelandic midwife and feminist, particularly known for her work for women's right to education. She was born in Iceland to an Icelandic priest. She educated herself as a midwife in Copenhagen in Denmark in 1855–1856, and then returned to Iceland, where she worked as a midwife in Reykjavík until 1902. As such she took many midwife students. She never married, but became the foster mother of her orphaned niece, the writer and feminist . (en)
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  • Þorbjörg Sveinsdóttir (en)
  • Þorbjörg Sveinsdóttir (sv)
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