Sankt Hanshaugen in Oslo, Norway — Northern Europe (a Nordic Country in Scandinavia)

Kvindernes Boligselskap A/S - Women’s Housing Association

Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, June 21, 2023

1. Kvindernes Boligselskap A/S - Women’s Housing Association Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Stiftet 1923
Initiativtaker Elise Sem (1870-1950)
Norges første kvinnelige aktor og høyesterettsadvokat

Ett- og toroms leiligheter
Arkitekt Henrik Nissen D.Y.

(English translation:)
Founded 1923. Initiated by Elise Sem (1870-1950), Norway's first female prosecutor and Supreme Court lawyer. One- and two-room apartments. Architect Henrik Nissen D.Y.

Erected by Selskabet For Oslo Byes Vel.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Civil Rights • Women. In addition, it is included in the Selskabet For Oslo Byes Vel series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1923.

Location. 59° 55.646′ N, 10° 43.87′ E. Marker is in Oslo. It is in Sankt Hanshaugen. Marker is at the intersection of Thereses gate and Sporveisgata, on the left when traveling north on Thereses gate. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Thereses gate 35 B, Oslo 0354, Norway. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Knut Hamsun (about 120 meters away, measured in a direct line); Reidar Aulie (1904-1977)

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(about 180 meters away); «Bunkersen» / The Bunker (about 180 meters away); Martinus Lørdahl (1873-1933) (approx. 0.2 kilometers away); Max Manus (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Regine Normann (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Arvid Storsveen (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Sam Eyde and Kristian Birkeland (approx. 0.4 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Oslo.

Also see . . . Kvindernes Boligselskap AS (Selskabet For Oslo Byes Vel). This link is to the Society’s blue plaque page. Information specific to this marker is found by clicking on the appropriate blue plaque on the map.

Excerpt (in translation): Kvindernes Boligselskap AS was founded in 1923 by Elise Sem. The housing association was located in the center of Oslo, opposite the Bislett stadium and a short walk from Stensparken with Fagerborg church. The project was completed in 1903. Elise Sem was Norway's first female prosecutor and Supreme Court lawyer. The background for the establishment of the housing company was a gender-discriminatory law which meant that women were not allowed to buy their
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, June 21, 2023

2. Women’s Housing Association Marker - wide view
own flat. Supreme Court advocate Sem wanted to do something about this situation. By building the apartment building in Thereses gate 35 B, she managed to show equality between women and men in practice. Here, financially independent women could fend for themselves. The homes, which were designed by architect Henrik Nissen, were one- and two-room apartments with a shared shower and toilet.

(Submitted on July 13, 2023.)

Women’s Housing Association Marker - wider view image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, June 21, 2023

3. Women’s Housing Association Marker - wider view

Credits. This page was last revised on July 13, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 13, 2023, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 64 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 13, 2023, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.