Minda Ramm

Minda Ramm
Born	Minda Mathea Olava Ramm (1859-12-27)27 December 1859 Sogndal, Norway
Died	11 April 1924(1924-04-11) (aged 64)
Nationality	Norwegian
Occupation	writer
Spouse	Hans E. Kinck ​ (m. 1893)​

Minda Mathea Olava Ramm (27 December 1859 – 11 April 1924) was a Norwegian novelist, translator and literary critic.

Early life

Ramm was born in Sogndal,[1] to Vally Marie Caroline Juell and parish priest Jens Ludvig Carl Olsen.[2] While being a student in Kristiania, she was a founding member of the women's discussion society Skuld [no], a forerunner to the Norwegian Association for Women's Rights.[3] Ramm served as the society's first secretary, while the other five co-founders were Cecilie Thoresen, Anna Bugge, Laura Rømcke [no], Marie Holst, and Betzy Børresen (later Kjelsberg).[4] Ramm graduated as cand.real. in 1890.[1] In 1893 she married writer Hans E. Kinck.[2] Shortly after their marriage, the couple travelled to Paris, where they stayed for about one year.[5] They had at least two sons, Johan Jørgen Kinck (1873–1955) and Tore Kinck.[6]

Literary career

Ramm made her literary debut in 1896, with the novel Lommen ("The Pocket"), where a female student tells her story. Later books include Overtro. Skildringer fra ottiårene ("Superstition. Narratives from the Eighties") (1898), a psychological study. Further the satirical Valgaar ("Election Year") from 1909, and finally Fotfæste ("Footgrip") from 1918,[1][7] which has been described as her major work.[3]

References

1. Bolstad, Erik (ed.). "Minda Mathea Olava Ramm". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
2. Michaelsen, Aslaug Groven. "Hans E Kinck". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
3. "Minda Mathea Olava Ramm". nordicwomensliterature.net. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
4. Wicksell, Anna Bugge (1907). "Skuld". In Ebbell, Clara Thue (ed.). Kvindelige studenters jubilæumsskrift: 1882-1907 (in Norwegian). Kristiania: Brydes bogtrykkeri. p. 56. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
5. Winsnes 1961: p. 298
6. Michaelsen, Aslaug Groven (25 November 2024), "Hans E. Kinck", Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian), retrieved 22 December 2024
7. Winsnes 1961: p. 393

Bibliography

• Winsnes, A.H. (1961). Bull; Paasche; Winsnes; Houm (eds.). Norges Litteratur fra 1880–årene til første verdenskrig. Norsk litteraturhistorie (in Norwegian). Vol. V. Oslo: Aschehoug.