The maternity home exhibition's archive from 1916 is now included in Norway's documentary heritage

Women's issues in practice: In 1916, women's rights activist Katti Anker Møller took the initiative for the Barselhjem Exhibition. The archive is now part of Norway's documentary heritage. Photo: Unknown/ Norwegian Museum of Science and Technology

The archive provides insight into the first socio-political exhibition in Norway. It showcased the knowledge of the time about modern hygienic childcare and the rights of women and children.

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