Andrea Árting

Andrea Súsanna Árting née Rasmussen (1891–1988)[1] was a Faroese politician and trade union leader.

A supporter of self-government, she is remembered as one of the most active figures in the labour movement, heading the Havnar Arbejðskvinnufelag (Tórshavn Working Women's Association) for almost 40 years.

[1] She was brought up by her maternal aunt and uncle, Kathrine Malene Rasmussen and Elias Johansen, in the Rættará district of the capital.

She took part in many critical negotiations, participating in a strike in 1951 which was successful in avoiding a threatened reduction in workers' salaries.

More generally, she inspired women to enter public life, believing them to be just as capable as men, as she herself had demonstrated.