ELISE OTTESEN-JENSEN


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Elise Ottesen-Jensen

I dream of the day when every new born child is welcome, when men and women are equal, and when sexuality is an expression of intimacy, joy and tenderness.
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Although considered by the government as a rabble rouser and trouble maker in her early days, public opinion turned around and the Swedish government issues a stamp in her honor—see the graphic." Ottar

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Elise Ottesen-Jensen
Elise Ottesen-Jensen
  • Born: January 2, 1886
  • Died: September 4, 1973
  • Nationality: Swedish
  • Profession: Journalist
Biography

Elise Ottesen-Jensen, also known as Ottar, was a Norwegian-Swedish sex educator, journalist and anarchist agitator, whose main mission was to fight for women's rights to understand and control their own body and sexuality. She was a member of the Swedish anarcho-syndicalist union Central Organisation of the Workers of Sweden. Her followers consider her a pioneer in the field of women's rights and feminism.