Rachel Grepp

Rachel Grepp, née Helland (1879 – 1961) was a Norwegian journalist and politician for the Norwegian Labour Party.

She was among the founders of Bergens Socialdemokratiske Ungdomslag in 1902. From 1923 to 1945 she was a journalist in Arbeiderbladet, a member of Oslo city council as well as international secretary and member of the women's secretariat in the Labour Party.[1] These positions were de facto suspended from 1940 due to the German occupation of Norway.

She was married to Kyrre Grepp (1879–1922).[1] Their daughter Gerda Grepp (1907–1940) was a Spanish Civil War correspondent,[2] their son Ole Grepp (1914–1976) was an actor,[3] and their son Asle Grepp (1919–1945) was executed as a Norwegian WWII resistance member.[4][5]

References

  1. ^ a b "Grepp, Rachel" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Labour Party. http://www.arbeiderpartiet.no/Om-AP/Politikere/Biografier/Grepp-Rachel. Retrieved 12 March 2009. 
  2. ^ Moen, Jo Stein; Sæther, Rolf (2009). "Norges første kvinnelige krigsreporter" (in Norwegian). Tusen dager. Norge og den spanske borgerkrigen 1936-1939. Oslo: Gyldendal. pp. 63–70. 
  3. ^ Henriksen, Petter, ed (2007). "Ole Grepp" (in Norwegian). Store norske leksikon. Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. http://www.snl.no/Ole_Grepp. Retrieved 6 April 2010. 
  4. ^ Ording, Arne; Johnson, Gudrun; Garder, Johan (1949). "Grepp, Asle Helland" (in Norwegian). Våre falne 1939-1945. 1. Oslo: The State of Norway. p. 715. http://da2.uib.no/cgi-win/WebBok.exe?slag=lesside&bokid=vaarefalne1&sideid=715&storleik=. Retrieved 6 April 2010. 
  5. ^ Nøkleby, Berit (1996) (in Norwegian). 'Skutt blir den...'. Tysk bruk av dødsstraff i Norge 1940–45. Oslo: Gyldendal. p. 227. ISBN 82-05-22173-1.