Christine "Chris" Bruusgaard (14 January 1910 – 22 September 2000) was a Norwegian midwife.
Chris Bruusgaard | |
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| Born | Christine Corneliussen 14 January 1910 Kristiania, Norway |
| Died | 22 September 2000 (aged 90) Oslo, Norway |
| Nationality | Norwegian |
| Occupation | Midwife |
| Parent | Elias Corneliussen |
| Awards | Medal of St. Hallvard |
She was born in Kristiania to naval officer, later admiral Elias Corneliussen and Dagny Ree, and was married to physician Arne Bruusgaard. After studies in Scotland, England, France and Oslo, she graduated as midwife in Bergen in 1934. She worked at Mødrehygienekontoret in Oslo, which she chaired from 1945. Also, inspired by the pioneer Katti Anker Møller, she toured giving lectures on birth control, at a time when the subjects of sex information and contraception still were more or less taboo.[1][2]
She was awarded the Medal of St. Hallvard in 1974.[3]
References
edit- ^ Blåka, Gunnhild. "Chris Bruusgaard". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
- ^ Nylenna, Magne (ed.). "Chris Bruusgaard". Store medisinske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Archived from the original on 16 August 2016. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
- ^ Værvågen, Tone B. (2006). "Disse har fått St. Hallvardsmedaljen". www.aftenposten.no/osloby. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
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