**Elise Ottesen-Jensen** or **Ottar** (1886 - 1973) was an
[anarcho-syndicalist](Anarcho-Syndicalism "wikilink"),
[feminist](Feminism "wikilink"), [reproductive
rights](Reproductive_Rights "wikilink") activist,
[queer](Queer_People "wikilink") rights activist, sex educator and
journalist.

## Life

### Early Life

She had been born as one of 18 children to a highly religious family
where her father was a priest. She quickly grew to question and distrust
religious authority, and became a journalist after high school. During
[World War I](World_War_I "wikilink"), she met and fell in love with the
anarcho-syndicalist [Albert Jensen](Albert_Jensen "wikilink") and began
working for the syndicalist press. She developed an interest in sexual
liberation and the advancement of reproductive rights, traveling around
Scandinavia giving lectures on safe sex, abortion and sexual freedom.

During [World War II](World_War_II "wikilink"), she helped several gay
people and Jews find refuge in [Sweden](Kingdom_of_Sweden "wikilink") as
they fleed [Nazi](Nazism "wikilink") persecution. She became an editor
for several magazines dealing with psychology and sexual knowledge. She
continued to travel and lecture and spread information about sexual
health, doing so nearly put her in [prison](prison "wikilink") several
times.\[1\]

## Quotes

"I dream of the day when all the children who are born are welcome, all
men and women are equal and sexuality is an expression of sincerity,
pleasure and tenderness."\[2\]

## References

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1.  [Wikipedia](Wikipedia "wikilink") (Norwegian) -
    <https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elise_Ottesen-Jensen>
2.