she was one of the first norwegian female journalists. she was employed by the leading conservative daily "aftenposten" from 1897 to 1935 as its first female journalist. as a journalist, she had a main focus on literature. she also published travel literature from her travels in europe and the americas. she was the first female member of the association of the conservative press and was president of the norwegian association for women's rights from 1930 to 1935.