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(Jacobine) Camilla Collett , n�e Wergeland (January 23, 1813 - March 6, Norwegian writer, commonly referred to as the first Norwegian feminist. She was the younger sister of Norwegian poet Henrik Wergeland. Her most famous work was the novel The District Governor's Daughter which was published anonymously. The book dealt with forced marriages and women's rights to choose their own spouses.

Categories: 1813 births | 1895 deaths | Norwegian writers

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	Camilla Collett, als Camilla Jacobine Wergeland geboren, (* 23.
	Mit diesem konsequent realistischen Buch und mit ihren weiteren Schriften übte Camilla Collett nicht nur großen Einfluss auf die Frauenbewegung Norwegens aus, sondern auch auf Schriftsteller wie Jonas Lie, Henrik Ibsen und Alexander Kielland.
	Collett kämpfte vor allem gegen die allein ökonomisch motivierte Versorgungsehe und forderte Respekt für die Empfindung der Frauen.

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