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Elise Wærenskjold : ウィキペディア英語版 | Elise Wærenskjold Elise Wærenskjold (February 19, 1815 - January 22, 1895) was a Norwegian-American writer, temperance leader and early pioneer in Texas.〔(''The Norwegian Texans'' (University of Texas Institute of Texan Cultures. San Antonio: Encino, 1970) )〕 ==Background== Elise Amalie Tvede Wærenskjold was born in Dypvåg parish, in Kristiansand in the county of Vest-Agder, Norway. She was the daughter of Lutheran minister Nicolai Seiersløv and Johanne Elisabeth Tvede, both of whose families were Danish-born patriots of the newly formed independent country of Norway. Educated by private tutors, she became a teacher and later opening a handicraft school for girls. She became involved in the national temperance movement and became editor of a Norwegian temperance magazine.〔''Wærenskjold, Elise Amalie Tvede'' (Crystal Sasse Ragsdale. Texas State Historical Association)〕 In 1839, she married a young sea captain, Svend Foyn. The marriage, which began without the customary reading of banns, ended in an amicable separation in 1842. Svend Foyn would later become the founder of Norway's modern whaling industry and became a powerful and wealthy figure in modern Norwegian history.〔(''A Texan Manifesto: A Letter from Mrs. Elise Wærenskjold'' (translated and edited by Clarence A. Clausen, Norwegian-American Historical Association. Volume 20: Page 32) )〕
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