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Aasa Helgesen

Aasa Helgesen, Norwegian midwife (died 1968)

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Born
February 11, 1877
Died
April 29, 1968
Zodiac sign
Aquarius
Birth year
1877

About Aasa Helgesen

Aasa Helgesen born Aasa Røinesdal was a Norwegian midwife and politician. She served as mayor of Utsira Municipality from 1926 to 1928, and was the first female mayor in Norway. She worked as a midwife in Utsira from 1903 to 1942. The first municipal election for Utsira was held on 29 October 1925. The only man who had been elected to the council declined to become mayor and Aasa Helgesen was chosen to become the first regular mayor of Utsira in 1926, taking over the position from her husband who had been interim mayor. Asked if she felt proud when her mother became Norway's first female mayor, the daughter replied "Proud?

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Aasa Helgesen timeline

  1. The first municipal election for Utsira was held on 29 October 1925.
  2. The only man who had been elected to the council declined to become mayor and Aasa Helgesen was chosen to become the first regular mayor of Utsira in 1926, taking over the position from her husband who had been interim mayor.

The world when Aasa Helgesen was born

Aasa Helgesen was born in 1877. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineReconstruction ends — federal troops leave the South
  • Technology milestoneThomas Edison invents the phonograph
  • Notable inventionPhonograph — talking machine
  • World population~1.57B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderRutherford B. Hayes
  • U.S. population44.2M

1877 versus 2026

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Measure18772026
Population44.2M341 million

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