Gitta Jønsson
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Born
5 October 1869
Gitta Lovise Hagerup
5 October 1869
Tromsøysund, Norway
Died6 March 1950 (aged 80)
Oslo, Norway
Occupation(s)Café owner and politician
RelativesBjarne Amdahl (son-in-law)
Gitta Jønsson | |
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| Born | Gitta Lovise Hagerup 5 October 1869 Tromsøysund, Norway |
| Died | 6 March 1950 (aged 80) Oslo, Norway |
| Occupation(s) | Café owner and politician |
| Relatives | Bjarne Amdahl (son-in-law) |
Gitta Jønsson (5 October 1869 – 6 March 1950) was a Norwegian Labour Party politician and proponent for women's rights.
Jønsson was born in Tromsøysund Municipality, a daughter of Johan Widding Larsen Hagerup and Eline Marie Moe. As a young woman she worked as housemaid in Tromsø and Kristiania, and was eventually running a milk shop along with her sister. She married saddle maker Anders Jønsson in 1903, and they settled in Tromsø, where he established a workshop and she opened a café. Their daughter Bengta Andrea married composer Bjarne Amdahl.[1]
