Mathilde Schjøtt (née Dunker) (19 February 1844 – 13 January 1926) was a Norwegian writer, literary critic, biographer and feminist. She made her literary debut with the anonymous ''Venindernes samtale om Kvindens Underkuelse'' in 1871. She was a literary critic for the magazine '' Nyt Tidsskrift'', and her play ''Rosen'' was published anonymously in this periodical in 1882. She was a co-founder of the

Norwegian Association for Women's Rights The Norwegian Association for Women's Rights ( no, italic=no, Norsk Kvinnesaksforening; NKF) is Norway's oldest and preeminent women's and girls' rights organization and works "to promote gender equality and all women's and girls' human rights thr ...

in 1884, and a member its first board. She wrote a biography on

Alexander L. Kielland Alexander Lange Kielland (; 18 February 1849 – 6 April 1906) was a Norwegian realistic writer of the 19th century. He is one of the so-called "The Four Greats" of Norwegian literature, along with Henrik Ibsen, Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson a ...

in 1904.

Personal life

Schjøtt was born in Christiania, a daughter of Bernhard Dunker and Edle Jasine Theodore Grundt. She married the philologist and politician Peter Olrog Schjøtt in 1867, and they were the parents of

Sofie Schjøtt Sofie Schjøtt (11 August 1871 – 20 January 1950) was a Norwegian jurist. Early life She was born in Aker, Norway, Aker to Peter Olrog Schjøtt and Mathilde Schjøtt, Mathilde Dunker. She was a granddaughter of Bernhard Dunker, and a grea ...

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