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In this introduction to the development and practice of women’s history in Norway, I aim simply to describe some of its main characteristics. As in other western countries women’s history has emerged as a new academic discipline in Norway primarily over the last twenty years.
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Floystad, I. (1991). Women’s History in Norway: A Short Survey. In: Offen, K., Pierson, R.R., Rendall, J. (eds) Writing Women’s History. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-21512-6_12
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