Agnes Wergeland

Agnes Wergeland
BornMay 8, 1857
Oslo, Norway
Died1914
Laramie, Wyoming, United States
Resting placeGreenhill Cemetery, Laramie, Albany County, Wyoming, US
EducationUniversity of Zurich, Hartvig Nissen School, University of Oslo, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
PartnerGrace Raymond Hebard[citation needed]
Memorial recognizing Agnes Wergeland & Elise Wærenskjold at Western Norway Emigration Center at Radøy

Agnes Mathilde Wergeland (May 8, 1857 – March 6, 1914) was a Norwegian-American historian, poet and educator. Agnes Mathilde Wergeland was the first woman ever to earn a doctoral degree in Norway.[1][2]

  1. ^ Norwegian-Americans (Odd S. Lovoll. Multicultural America. 2006)
  2. ^ "Agnes Wergeland". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved November 1, 2017.