About Ingibjörg Skaptadóttir
Lived 1867 – 1945 (aged 77). Ingibjörg Skaptadóttir was an Icelandic journalist.
Ingibjörg Skaptadóttir (1867 – 1945) was an Icelandic editor and publisher.
She founded, managed and published the monthly women's magazine Framsókn, in collaboration with her mother Sigríður Þorsteinsdóttir, between 1895 and 1899. The first women's magazine in Iceland, it placed focus on women's access to education and encouraged women them to demand and use their rights. She belonged to the first female editors, publishers and journalists in Iceland. She retired in 1899 and left her magazine to Jarþrúður Jónsdóttir and Ólafía Jóhannsdóttir.
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Who was Ingibjörg Skaptadóttir?
Icelandic editor and publisher
When was Ingibjörg Skaptadóttir born?
Ingibjörg Skaptadóttir was born on 13 December 1867.
When did Ingibjörg Skaptadóttir die?
Ingibjörg Skaptadóttir died on 2 August 1945.
What was Ingibjörg Skaptadóttir's occupation?
Ingibjörg Skaptadóttir was a journalist.
What nationality was Ingibjörg Skaptadóttir?
Ingibjörg Skaptadóttir was Icelandic.
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