About Anna Stang
Lived 1834 – 1901 (aged 67). Anna Stang was a Norwegian politician.
Anna Stang (May 18, 1834 – December 23, 1901), née Anna Sophie Margrethe Holmsen, was a Norwegian feminist, liberal politician and the second President of the Norwegian Association for Women's Rights, serving from 1885 to 1886. She also ran a private school in Kongsvinger for 17 years. She was married to Norwegian Prime Minister Jacob Stang, and was therefore for the rest of her life addressed as "Madam Prime Minister" . She was the mother of Minister of Defence Georg Stang.
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Who was Anna Stang?
Norwegian politician (1834-1901)
When was Anna Stang born?
Anna Stang was born on 18 May 1834 in Christiania.
When did Anna Stang die?
Anna Stang died on 23 December 1901 in Kristiansand Municipality.
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Anna Stang was a politician.
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Anna Stang was Norwegian.
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