Liv Finstad (born 1950)

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In the 1970s, Finstad was involved in the establishment of Nyfeministene (the New Feminists) and later became active in Kvinnefronten (the Women's Front).

Finstad was born and raised in Oslo, where she has lived her entire life. In the autumn of 1970, she attended a lecture by Kim Friele, which sparked her engagement. She soon joined DNF-48, participated in social gatherings at Snarøya, and helped staff information booths for the organization in Oslo. Over time, she became an active feminist and also joined the Workers' Communist Party (AKP-ml).

In an excerpt from the interview, she recounts the struggle for the right to self-determined abortion in the mid-1970s. Together with several other New Feminists, Finstad managed to make a statement by staging an action inside the Norwegian Parliament, disguised as visitors from a study group.

Finstad has authored numerous academic books and co-authored Ida Halvorsen’s autobiography Hard Asphalt, which was later adapted into a film. She served on the board of the Norwegian Police University College from 1992 to 1998. Since 2008, she has been the chair of the board at the Norwegian Centre for Human Rights.

The full interview is available in our reading room. Skeivt Arkiv met Liv Finstad in Oslo, September 2019.