Brød and roser
Brød og roser (German: bread and roses ) was a Norwegian radical feminist women's organization. It split off from Kvinnefronten in 1976 and existed until the mid-1980s.
history
In the 1970s, the feminist organization Kvinnefronten had strong ties to the Marxist-Leninist party Arbeidernes kommunistparti (AKP). In March 1976 the Brød og roser group organized a two-day conference in Oslo with 200 participants, at which a basic program with twelve points was drawn up. The new grouping split off from Kvinnefronten . Brød og roser also strived for an anti-capitalist system , but was not looking for party political ties. The founding members included members of the Venstre , the Sosialistisk Venstreparti (SV) and non-party women. From around 1978 the organization was represented throughout Norway.
The organization advocated a right to abortion , free kindergarten places and a right to paid work for women. At the beginning of the 1980s, activity began to decline again and Brød og roser was given up around 1985.
Surname
The name of the organization should represent the various goals and was inspired by the slogan Bread and Roses of the American suffragette of the early 20th century. The bread stood for the economic emancipation of women, the roses for freedom, love and solidarity.
Web links
- Brød og roser in the store norske leksikon (Norwegian)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Kvinnefrigjøringen uforenlig med et capitalistisk samfunn . In: Arbeiderbladet . March 30, 1976, p. 17 (Norwegian, nb.no ).
- ↑ a b Inge Myrvoll: Gi oss brød - men også roser . In: Rana Blad . No. 267 . Rana November 17, 1979, p. 7 (Norwegian, nb.no ).
- ↑ Elisabeth Lonna: Brød og roser . In: Store norske leksikon . May 8, 2017 (Norwegian, snl.no [accessed August 7, 2020]).