Julie Therese "Julla" Sæthern (4 December 1901 – 21 February 1981) was a Norwegian barrister, feminist and politician.

Personal life and education

She was born on 4 December 1901 in

Eidskog Municipality Eidskog is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Vinger. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Skotterud. Other villages in the municipality include Magnor, Matrand, ...

to Lauritz Sæthern and Martha Nilsson, and graduated as cand.jur. in 1938.

Career

From 1953 to 1959 she chaired the

Norwegian National Women's Council The Norwegian National Women's Council () was founded on 8 January 1904 as an umbrella organization for the various Norwegian women's associations. It was established by Gina Krog whose international contacts had revealed that the International Co ...

, and received honorary membership from 1968. She was decorated Knight, First Class of the

Order of St. Olav The Royal Norwegian Order of Saint Olav (; or ''Sanct Olafs Orden'', the old Norwegian name) is a Norwegian order of chivalry instituted by King Oscar I on 21 August 1847. It is named after King Olav II, known to posterity as St. Olav. Just be ...

in 1972. Sæthern died on 21 February 1981.

References

1901 births 1981 deaths Norwegian feminists 20th-century Norwegian politicians People from Eidskog 20th-century Norwegian lawyers 20th-century Norwegian women lawyers {{Norway-politician-1900s-stub