11 JUNE 2013 is one hundred years since Norwegian women got full voting rights on an equal basis with men. Norway was among the first countries in the world to introduce universal suffrage for both women and men. The work for universal suffrage for women went on for many years and was an issue that many people got involved in. The Voting Rights Committee has chosen to highlight four women who played a decisive role in the suffrage issue.
A documentary that resurrects the buried history of the outrageous, often brilliant women who founde...
Personal accounts from the Alta actions in the years 1979 to 1981. Large police forces were deployed...
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War Sailor is a magnificent drama that tells the story of the more than 30,000 Norwegian war sailors...
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It's 1892 and Kate Sheppard tells the story of the suffrage campaign - a pursuit that will continue ...
They were, at best mocked or ridiculed, at worst incarcerated, tortured, or even beheaded. But they ...
It is 1913. Women across the country, outraged by inequality and prejudice are beginning to rise up ...
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