Jenny Hansen

Jenny Hansen

In the 26th episode of 200 Norwegian you meet Jenny Hansen, who grew up in southern Norway and sailed to New York after World War II.

Jenny’s story is one of several told by Norwegian ethnologist Siv Ringdal in her book On High Heels to America. In the years after the war, young women like Jenny crossed the Atlantic, spent a few years in New York, and came home. Some then packed their bags and went back again.

I talk with Ringdal about what drew these women to America, what brought them home, and what it was like to have a life on both sides of the Atlantic.

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Episoder(26)

Elizabeth Fedde

Elizabeth Fedde

In episode 25 of 200 Norwegians, you’ll meet Elizabeth Fedde, known as the “Norwegian Florence Nightingale.” Born in Feda, Kvinesdal, in 1850, Fedde became a deaconess and in 1883 travelled to New Yor...

6 Sep 54min

Gil Andersen

Gil Andersen

In the 24th episode of 200 Norwegians, you will learn about Gil Andersen, the man who left Horten for America alone at the age of fifteen and became one of the country’s fastest and most celebrated ra...

3 Aug 25min

Elisabeth Koren

Elisabeth Koren

In the 23rd episode of 200 Norwegians, we will dive into the story of Elisabeth Koren, one of the most important chroniclers of the Norwegian-American experience. Born into a prominent family, she le...

17 Jun 26min

Walter Mondale

Walter Mondale

In the 22nd episode of 200 Norwegians, we tell the story of Walter Mondale, a Norwegian-American who lost one of the biggest elections in U.S. history, but still helped reshape American politics. Mond...

15 Apr 35min

Peder Sather

Peder Sather

In the 21st episode of 200 Norwegians, we tell the story of Peder Sather, a Norwegian immigrant whose name today is written into the landscape of the University of California, Berkeley. Sather was bor...

8 Mar 28min

Magnus "Wolf" Larsen

Magnus "Wolf" Larsen

In the 20th episode of 200 Norwegians, we tell the story of Magnus “Wolf” Larsen, a Norwegian-American boxer whose career rose quickly—and unraveled just as fast. Born in southern Norway in 1901, Lars...

5 Feb 35min

Stein Eriksen

Stein Eriksen

In the 19th episode of 200 Norwegians, we tell the story of a man who became the face of an entire sport.   Long before skiing was mainstream in the United States, Stein Eriksen helped trans...

2 Jan 30min

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