Augusta Aasen
Norwegian politician (1878–1920)
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Augusta Aasen, née Paasche (19 May 1878 – 3 August 1920) was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.
19 May 1878
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| Born | Augusta Paasche 19 May 1878 |
| Died | 3 August 1920 (aged 42) |
| Resting place | Kremlin Wall Necropolis |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Years active | 1908-1920 |
| Political party | Labour Party |
| Children | Arne Paasche Aasen |
She was born in Osen Municipality as a daughter of Fredrik Christian Paasche and Pauline Sivertsdatter Vaagen.[1] Together with book printer Edolf Aasen (1877–1969), she had a son Arne Paasche Aasen, a well-known poet.[2][3]
She hailed from Steinkjer Municipality, and was a member of the municipal council for Trondhjem Municipality from 1908 to 1911.[4] She was the first female council member in Norway's third largest city.[1] She then moved to Kristiania and was a secretary in Norges Socialdemokratiske Ungdomsforbund from 1912 to 1914. She also worked in the newspaper Direkte Aktion.[4]
Politically, she was a board member of Kristiania Labour Party,[4] and a deputy board member of the central board.[5] In 1920, she was the only female Norwegian delegate to the Second Comintern Congress.[6] Here she died at the airport when she was hit by an airplane propeller.[5] She was buried in the Kremlin Wall Necropolis (Mass Grave No. 9) as the only Norwegian woman buried there.[1]