Marie Michelet

Marie Elisabeth Michelet (née Storjohann; 10 March 1866 – 3 April 1951) was a Norwegian writer and activis.

[4] In the 1910s, she mostly wrote books that supported Christianity, motherhood and family, such as Det kristne hjem (1913) and Den selverhvervende kvindelige ungdom (1915).

Her organizational platform was Hjemmenes Vel ("Welfare of Homes"), which sought to improve domestic conditions for women and families.

Michelet also chaired the Nordic Housewives' Association from 1933 to 1937, whereupon she became honorary president, and was a leading figure in the International Council of Women.

[1] Michelet was decorated with the King's Medal of Merit in gold in 1919 and as a Knight, First Class of the Order of St. Olav in 1946.