91:
She contributed to the labour movement's newspapers and periodicals, but was controversial. She is mentioned in most books on the
Norwegian Worker's Movement as well as many books on Northern Norwegian history. As a result, she ran her own periodical
42:
as a daughter of district physician
Wilhelm Jacobi Müller (1830–1909) and Hansine Pauline Ross (1830–1907). The family moved three times before she was ten, but she finished middle school at
80:
Her political activism, together with her husband who was elected mayor, was widespread. They invited public speakers ("agitators") and housed
Russian refugees after the failed
73:, has been deemed "invaluable". When travelling around she also became more aware of the widespread poverty in the region, and became a political activist. Having voted
85:
334:
364:
84:. She translated revolutionary literature from Russian and German, and in 1906 she was a driving force in founding the local trade union,
349:
329:
374:
43:
324:
354:
339:
344:
65:
She started a documentary effort, especially as a photographer of the scenery and human life. Her documentation of the
294:
280:
232:
369:
359:
319:
39:
59:
209:
147:
She died in 1949 at
Kirkenes, and was buried in the town, where her grave is visited by a parade on
141:
26:(14 July 1866 – 28 November 1949) was a Norwegian writer, trade unionist and politician for the
74:
27:
200:
314:
309:
8:
168:
137:
47:
290:
276:
81:
51:
303:
66:
236:
117:
96:
in 1914 and 1915. In 1914 she also issued the socialist children's book,
204:
140:
she and her husband supported the Soviet Union, but never joined the
113:
77:
in her early adulthood, she aligned with the Labour Party from 1904.
55:
148:
54:(1858–1940), a newly educated physician. The couple moved to
58:, where Wessel had been hired as district physician of
261:
Konsthistorisk
Tidskrift, 01/2015, Volume 84, Issue 1
301:
116:. She gradually aligned more and more with the
88:where she became both secretary and treasurer.
62:. They had seven children, but all died young.
16:Norwegian writer, trade unionist and politician
273:Himmelstormeren. En roman om Ellisif Wessel
213:(in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget
302:
100:. She was also a published poet, with
194:
192:
190:
188:
186:
365:20th-century Norwegian women writers
120:, contributing to the publications
13:
335:Norwegian women children's writers
265:
198:
183:
14:
386:
350:Labour Party (Norway) politicians
235:. himmelstigen.no. Archived from
69:, among others in the 1902 book
375:Norwegian women trade unionists
275:(Oslo: Gyldendal Norsk Forlag)
225:
161:
1:
154:
50:she married her first cousin
330:Norwegian children's writers
325:20th-century Norwegian poets
33:
7:
355:Norwegian women in politics
287:Ellisif Wessel: en biografi
71:Fra vor grændse mod Rusland
10:
391:
340:Norwegian magazine editors
255:
46:in 1882. In March 1886 in
40:Østre Gausdal Municipality
345:Norwegian trade unionists
210:Norsk biografisk leksikon
112:(1930), the first two on
60:Sør-Varanger Municipality
285:Wikan, Steinar (2008)
370:Women magazine editors
271:Enger, Cecilie (2008)
20:Ellisif Ranveig Wessel
360:Norwegian women poets
320:Norwegian translators
98:Den lille socialist
199:Jensen, Lill-Ann.
138:Russian Revolution
48:Dovre Municipality
110:Det kalder. Digte
94:Klasse mot Klasse
382:
249:
248:
246:
244:
239:on March 4, 2016
233:"Ellisif Wessel"
229:
223:
222:
220:
218:
201:"Ellisif Wessel"
196:
181:
180:
178:
176:
169:"Ellisif Wessel"
165:
38:She was born in
390:
389:
385:
384:
383:
381:
380:
379:
300:
299:
268:
266:Further reading
258:
253:
252:
242:
240:
231:
230:
226:
216:
214:
197:
184:
174:
172:
167:
166:
162:
157:
142:Communist Party
82:1905 revolution
36:
17:
12:
11:
5:
388:
378:
377:
372:
367:
362:
357:
352:
347:
342:
337:
332:
327:
322:
317:
312:
298:
297:
283:
267:
264:
263:
262:
257:
254:
251:
250:
224:
182:
159:
158:
156:
153:
126:Direkte Aktion
102:Vinter og Vaar
86:Nordens Klippe
52:Andreas Wessel
35:
32:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
387:
376:
373:
371:
368:
366:
363:
361:
358:
356:
353:
351:
348:
346:
343:
341:
338:
336:
333:
331:
328:
326:
323:
321:
318:
316:
313:
311:
308:
307:
305:
296:
295:9788253031415
292:
288:
284:
282:
281:9788205386549
278:
274:
270:
269:
260:
259:
238:
234:
228:
212:
211:
206:
202:
195:
193:
191:
189:
187:
171:. fagerhus.no
170:
164:
160:
152:
150:
145:
143:
139:
135:
131:
127:
123:
119:
115:
111:
107:
103:
99:
95:
89:
87:
83:
78:
76:
72:
68:
63:
61:
57:
53:
49:
45:
44:Nissen School
41:
31:
29:
25:
21:
289:(Oslo: Pax)
286:
272:
241:. Retrieved
237:the original
227:
215:. Retrieved
208:
173:. Retrieved
163:
146:
136:. After the
133:
129:
125:
121:
118:syndicalists
109:
106:Nye smaavers
105:
101:
97:
93:
90:
79:
70:
67:Sami culture
64:
37:
28:Labour Party
23:
19:
18:
315:1949 deaths
310:1866 births
205:Helle, Knut
130:Solidaritet
108:(1904) and
304:Categories
217:26 January
155:References
114:Aschehoug
34:Biography
104:(1903),
56:Kirkenes
256:Sources
243:July 1,
207:(ed.).
175:July 1,
149:May Day
75:Liberal
293:
279:
122:Revolt
24:Müller
22:, née
203:. In
134:Alarm
291:ISBN
277:ISBN
245:2019
219:2013
177:2019
132:and
306::
185:^
151:.
144:.
128:,
124:,
30:.
247:.
221:.
179:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.