Bríet Bjarnhéðinsdóttir

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Bríet.
Bríet Bjarnhéðinsdóttir
Briet Bjarnhedinsdottir, late 1880s
Born(1856-09-27)September 27, 1856
Haukagili í Vatnsdal, Austur-Húnavatnssýsla, Iceland
DiedMarch 16, 1940(1940-03-16) (aged 83)
Reykjavík, Kingdom of Iceland
Political partyHome Rule Party
Spouse
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(m. 1888; died 1902)​
ChildrenLaufey Valdimarsdóttir,
Héðinn Valdimarsson

Bríet Bjarnhéðinsdóttir (September 27, 1856 – March 16, 1940) was an early Icelandic advocate for women's liberation and women's suffrage. She founded the first women's magazine in Iceland, Kvennablaðið. For a period of time she served on the Reykjavík city council.

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