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Tove Mohr

1891 – 1981

Norwegian doctor and women's rights activist

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About Tove Mohr

Lived 1891 – 1981 (aged 90). Tove Mohr was a Norwegian writer, physician and gynecologist.

Tove Kathrine Mohr (née Møller) (3 March 1891 – 26 August 1981) was a Norwegian physician, socialist, and proponent for women's rights.

Biography Tove Kathrine Møller was born at Thorsø in Østfold, Norway. She was the eldest of three children born to Katti Anker Møller and Kai Møller. Her father was a member of the Norwegian Parliament and her mother was a pioneer women's right advocate. She was raised on the family estate, Thorsø Manor (Thorsø herregård) in Torsnes. She attended Ragna Nielsens pikeskole in Kristiania (now Oslo). She began studying medicine in 1910 and graduated from the medical department at the Rikshospitalet in 1917.

In 1914, she was married to professor Otto Lous Mohr with whom she had three children, including Tove Pihl.

In 1922, she started private practice. From 1928-31, she was a teacher in physiology and health care at the State School of Education at Stabekk. In addition to her professional work as physician, Mohr was politically active. She had a number of public positions. She was member of a number of governmental commissions for preparing law revisions.

She also wrote a biography about her mother: Katti Anker Møller: en banebryter.

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Tove Kathrine Mohr

Family & relationships

Spouse
Otto Lous Mohr
Parent
Kai Møller
Parent
Katti Anker Møller

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Tove Mohr?

Norwegian doctor and women's rights activist

When was Tove Mohr born?

Tove Mohr was born on 3 March 1891 in Thorsø.

When did Tove Mohr die?

Tove Mohr died on 26 August 1981 in Fredrikstad Municipality.

What was Tove Mohr's occupation?

Tove Mohr was a writer, physician and gynecologist.

What nationality was Tove Mohr?

Tove Mohr was Norwegian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Tove Mohr

· Wikidata: Q4973346

· DBpedia: Tove Mohr

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