Olaug Løken

Olaug Marie Løken (29 November 1854 – 11 March 1925) was a Norwegian writer and activist.

Personal life

She was born at Sundnes in Inderøy as a daughter of landowner and politician Herman Løchen (1822–76) and Anne Margrethe Jenssen (1826–1911). She had ten siblings, among them Håkon Løken and Gudrun Løchen Drewsen. The family led a rich social life with many visiting writers and artists; P. Chr. Asbjørnsen exercised a special influence on Olaug Løken.[1]

She was also a first cousin of Arne, Einar and Kalle Løchen. In October 1881 in Trondhjem she married another first cousin, editor Hjalmar Løken (1852–1932).[1]

Career

Løken took orthopedic education in Kristiania, but made a career as a writer and public debater. Her husband was the editor of Norske Intelligenssedler, and Løken debuted as a food writer here in the 1890s. In 1897 she issued the cookbook Madstel og Husstel for almindelige Husholdninger, which became a large success with six re-issues.[1]

She also issued two books on childcare, Barnestel in 1903 and For Barnepiger og Mødre in 1905. The former was translated to Swedish in 1906 and Finnish in 1908.[1]

Løken was also a board member of the Norwegian Association for Women's Rights from 1891 to 1892, and was one of the thirteen co-founders of the National Association for Women's Suffrage in 1898.[2] She died in March 1925 in Oslo.[1]

References
  1. Notaker, Henry. "Olaug Løken". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 12 March 2013.
  2. "Olaug Løken". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 12 March 2013.


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