Aasta Hansteen (1824 – 1908)

‘Woman with rose in her hair’ (self portrait?) painted by Aasta Hansteen (December 10, 1824 – April 13, 1908), Norwegian painter and feminist – courtesy of Nasjonalgalleriet, Oslo, Norway. About Aasta Hasteen The Faculty of Theology at the University of Oslo writes ‘Hansteen was an early feminist lay theologian, painter…