Sanna av Skarði

Sanna av Skarði (born Súsanna Kathrina Jacobsen,[1] April 19, 1876 – February 12, 1978)[2][3] was a Faroese educator.

[3] In 1901 she married Símun av Skarði,[2] who co-founded the Faroese Folk High School (Faroese: Føroya Fólkaháskúli) together with Rasmus Rasmussen in Klaksvík in 1899.

[4] Sanna and Símun were the parents of the journalist Sigrið av Skarði Joensen (1908–1975)[1] and the linguist Jóhannes av Skarði [Wikidata] (1911–1999).

[3] In 2000, she was featured on a Faroese stamp together with her sister-in-law Anna Suffía Rasmussen.

Aside from Ruth Smith's self-portrait, this was the first Faroese postage stamp depicting prominent women.