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Sigþrúður Friðriksdóttir

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Sigþrúður Friðriksdóttir (1830 – 1912) was an Icelandic women's rights activist.[1]

She was married to the high judge Jón Pétursson.

She was one of the co-founders of the women's organization Hið íslenska kvenfélag, which was founded in 1894, and served as its first president in 1894–1897. She was succeeded by Þorbjörg Sveinsdóttir.

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  1. ^ Sigríður Th. Erlendsdóttir, Veröld sem ég vil: Saga Kvenréttindafélags Íslands 1907–1992 (Reykjavík: Kvenréttindafélag Íslands 1993)