Ólafía Jóhannsdóttir
Ólafía Jóhannsdóttir | |
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| Born | 22 October 1863 Mosfellsbær, Iceland |
| Died | 21 June 1924 (aged 60) Oslo, Norway |
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| Alma mater | Menntaskólinn í Reykjavík |
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| Known for | President, Iceland WCTU |
| Notable work | De ulykkeligste |
| Relatives | Þorbjörg Sveinsdóttir (aunt) |
Ólafía Jóhannsdóttir (22 October 1863 – 21 June 1924) was an Icelandic teacher and temperance worker. She traveled and lectured in different countries on behalf of the International Organisation of Good Templars (IOGT) and the Woman’s Christian Temperance Union (WCTU), being proficient in English, Danish, Norwegian and German, in addition to her native Icelandic. She was an author, magazine editor, and textbook translator. It was Olafia's ambition to bring the women of Iceland to a position of equality with men.