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In 2018, Norway's then Prime Minister Erna Solberg gave an apology to the estimated 50,000 Norwegian women who had relations with Germans during World War II (as well as those suspected of having them), stating in part, "Young Norwegian girls and women who had relations with German soldiers or were suspected of having them, were victims of ...
also: People: By gender: Women: By nationality: Norwegian This category exists only as a container for other categories of Norwegian women . Articles on individual women should not be added directly to this category, but may be added to an appropriate sub-category if it exists.
At the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup, Norway was drawn into a group with Germany, Thailand and the Ivory Coast. Norway performed well in the group stage, as the team beat Thailand 4–0 and the Ivory Coast 3–1. They drew 1–1 against former champions Germany. Norway would lose 2–1 in the round of sixteen to England.
The Norwegian Women's Lobby (NWL; Norwegian: Norges kvinnelobby) is a feminist policy and advocacy organization in Norway and works for "the human rights of girls and women in all their diversity, to eliminate all forms of discrimination against all girls and women and to promote a gender equal society."
The Norway women's national handball team represents Norway at international handball competitions, and is governed by the Norges Håndballforbund (NHF). As of December 2024, Norway has been in 27 finals and is regarded as one of the finest women's national handball teams ever, with 34 medals.
also: People: By gender: Women: By nationality: By occupation: Norwegian This category exists only as a container for other categories of Norwegian women . Articles on individual women should not be added directly to this category, but may be added to an appropriate sub-category if it exists.
Anna Caspari Agerholt (1892–1943), women's rights activist, writer and educator, covered the history of the Norwegian women's movement; Astrid Hjertenæs Andersen (1915–1985), early modernist poet, travel writer; Ella Anker (1870–1958), journalist, playwright, pamphleteer; Nini Roll Anker (1873–1942), prolific realistic novelist, playwright
NKF's founder Gina Krog, a liberal politician and the principal leader of the struggle for women's right to vote in Norway. The Norwegian Association for Women's Rights was founded in 1884 by 171 prominent Norwegians, led by the liberal politician and women's rights pioneer Gina Krog and liberal Member of Parliament and the first editor-in-chief of Dagbladet Hagbart Berner.