Johanne Schjørring Explained

Helene Johanne Caroline Schjørring (née Krohne; 4 June 1836 in Skive – 9 March 1910 in Frederiksberg) was a Danish author of Bildungsroman novels, a genre of coming of age novels, such as Esther's History (1884), Sirius (1900), Lange Skygger (1904) and Iris (1907). A member of the Danish Women's Society, she was one of the first ten women in Denmark to be awarded state support for her writing in 1883.[1] [2] [3] [4]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Dansk kvindebiografisk leksikon . 2001 . Rosinante . Kbh. . 978-87-7357-487-4 . da.
  2. Book: Isabel Gordon, Marchioness of Aberdeen and Temair . The International Congress of Women of 1899 . 1900 . T. F. Unwin . en . 144.
  3. Web site: Andersen . Anton . Johanne Schjørring (Danske Forfatterinder i det nittende Hundredaar) . Runeberg.org . 7 June 2022 . da . 1896.
  4. Book: Hansen . Hans Christian Peter . Illustreret dansk litteraturhistorie . 1902 . Det Nordiske forlag . 772 . da.