Sara Stockfleth Christie
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Sara Stockfleth Christie (6 June 1857 – 11 October 1948) was a Norwegian educator and politician for the Conservative Party
.
as a daughter of Edvard Christie (1812–1896) and Anne Sophie Knagenhjelm (1821–1907). Her father was a grandson of David Werner Christie, and as such a grandnephew of Werner Hosewinckel Christie and a second cousin of physicist Hartvig Caspar Christie
, architect Christian Christie
, politician Hans Langsted Christie
and writer Johan Koren Christie
.
She became involved in politics, and was a member of Trondhjem city council from 1907 to 1919. From 1913 to 1927 she was a member of the Conservative Party
central committee; she also co-founded and chaired its women's league from 1925 to 1927. She served as a deputy representative to the Parliament of Norway during the terms 1916–1918 and 1919–1921, representing the constituency Baklandet
, and during the term 1922–1924, representing the constituency Trondhjem og Levanger. She appeared in Parliament in 1917, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1922 and 1923. This was before Karen Platou
became Norway's first elected female member of Parliament, but six years after Anna Rogstad
became the first female deputy member of Parliament. Christie, Rogstad and Platou all belonged to the Conservative Party.
She died in October 1948.
Conservative Party of Norway
The Conservative Party is a Norwegian political party. The current leader is Erna Solberg. The party was since the 1920s consistently the second largest party in Norway, but has been surpassed by the growth of the Progress Party in the late 1990s and 2000s...
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Personal life
She was born in TrondhjemTrondheim
Trondheim , historically, Nidaros and Trondhjem, is a city and municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. With a population of 173,486, it is the third most populous municipality and city in the country, although the fourth largest metropolitan area. It is the administrative centre of...
as a daughter of Edvard Christie (1812–1896) and Anne Sophie Knagenhjelm (1821–1907). Her father was a grandson of David Werner Christie, and as such a grandnephew of Werner Hosewinckel Christie and a second cousin of physicist Hartvig Caspar Christie
Hartvig Caspar Christie (physicist)
Hartvig Caspar Christie was a Norwegian mineralogist and physicist.-Personal life:He was born in Trondhjem as a son of naval commander Hartvig Caspar Christie and Martha Sophia Sylow...
, architect Christian Christie
Christian Christie
Eilert Christian Brodtkorb Christie was a Norwegian architect.-Personal life:He was born in Bergen as a son of customs officer Werner Hosewinckel Christie and Hansine Langsted...
, politician Hans Langsted Christie
Hans Langsted Christie
Hans Langsted Christie was a Norwegian jurist and politician.He was born in Fridalen in Aarstad a son of customs treasurer Werner Hosewinckel Christie...
and writer Johan Koren Christie
Johan Koren Christie (writer)
Johan Koren Christie was a Norwegian writer. He was a notable nationalist writer in the middle of the nineteenth century.He was born in Kristiansund, the son of customs officer and politician Edvard Eilert Christie...
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Career
She took a school teacher's exam in 1879, and worked at Thora Storms pikeskole in Trondhjem from 1879 to 1895. She took several short breaks to conduct further studies abroad, in continental Europe. In 1895 she established Frk. Christies skole, a ten-year school for girls which gained the right to hold secondary school examinations from 1897. She managed this school from 1895 to 1918.She became involved in politics, and was a member of Trondhjem city council from 1907 to 1919. From 1913 to 1927 she was a member of the Conservative Party
Conservative Party of Norway
The Conservative Party is a Norwegian political party. The current leader is Erna Solberg. The party was since the 1920s consistently the second largest party in Norway, but has been surpassed by the growth of the Progress Party in the late 1990s and 2000s...
central committee; she also co-founded and chaired its women's league from 1925 to 1927. She served as a deputy representative to the Parliament of Norway during the terms 1916–1918 and 1919–1921, representing the constituency Baklandet
Bakklandet
Bakklandet is a neighborhood of Trondheim, Norway. It lies on the east side of the river Nidelva between Bakke Bridge and the Old Town Bridge. The area is dominated by small, wooden houses and narrow streets...
, and during the term 1922–1924, representing the constituency Trondhjem og Levanger. She appeared in Parliament in 1917, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1922 and 1923. This was before Karen Platou
Karen Platou
Karen Platou was a Norwegian businesswoman and a politician for the Conservative Party. Platou was the country's first woman to be elected Member of Parliament....
became Norway's first elected female member of Parliament, but six years after Anna Rogstad
Anna Rogstad
Anna Georgine Rogstad was a Norwegian educator, women's rights activist and politician for the Frisinnede Venstre, the Liberal Left Party of Norway. She was the country's first female Member of Parliament. A teacher by profession, Rogstad was deeply involved in the educational policies of the nation...
became the first female deputy member of Parliament. Christie, Rogstad and Platou all belonged to the Conservative Party.
She died in October 1948.