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Elise Ottesen-Jensen

Norwegian-Swedish journalist (1886-1973)

Born
January 2, 1886
Died
September 4, 1973
Zodiac sign
Capricorn
Birth year
1886

About Elise Ottesen-Jensen

Elise Ottesen-Jensen, also known as Ottar (2 January 1886 − 4 September 1973), was a Norwegian-Swedish sex educator, journalist, and anarchist agitator, whose main mission was to fight for women's rights to understand and control their own body and sexuality. She was a member of the Swedish anarcho-syndicalist union Central Organisation of the Workers of Sweden. Her followers consider her a pioneer in the field of women's rights and feminism. Her personal motto was "I dream of the day when every new born child is welcome, when men and women are equal, and when sexuality is an expression of intimacy, joy and tenderness." She then set out for her first nationwide tour, in Sweden. In 1933, Ottar, together with a number of radical medical doctors and trade union representatives, founded the Swedish Association for Sexuality Education (Swedish: Riksförbundet för sexuell upplysning, RFSU).

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The world when Elise Ottesen-Jensen was born

Elise Ottesen-Jensen was born in 1886. 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

  • Major sports momentFirst professional baseball game under electric lights
  • Top headlineStatue of Liberty dedicated in New York Harbor
  • Technology milestoneCoca-Cola invented in Atlanta
  • Notable inventionCoca-Cola (originally contained cocaine)
  • World population~1.46B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderGrover Cleveland
  • U.S. population55.6M

1886 versus 2026

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Measure18862026
Population55.6M341 million

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