Sigr\u00ed\u00f0ur haf\u00f0i \u00e1g\u00e6ta fyrirmynd \u00fear sem eiginma\u00f0ur hennar var. Svo sem geti\u00f0 var \u00ed s\u00ed\u00f0ustu f\u00e6rslu<\/a> haf\u00f0i Eir\u00edkur tala\u00f0 au\u00f0ugan Breta (Wales-b\u00faa) inn \u00e1 a\u00f0 borga stofnkostna\u00f0 vi\u00f0 h\u00e1sk\u00f3la \u00e1 \u00cdslandi, haf\u00f0i raunar lofor\u00f0 fyrir g\u00edfurlegu f\u00e9 til \u00feess. \u00cd f\u00ednna kvenna fansi sem Sigr\u00ed\u00f0ur kom s\u00e9r \u00ed eftir a\u00f0 Eir\u00edkur f\u00e9kk b\u00f3kavar\u00f0arst\u00f6\u00f0una \u00ed Cambridge var ekki alveg jafn feitan g\u00f6lt a\u00f0 fl\u00e1. \u00de\u00f3 eigna\u00f0ist h\u00fan vinkonu sem gaf henni 200 pund, sem var d\u00e1g\u00f3\u00f0ur peningur (til samanbur\u00f0ar m\u00e1 geta \u00feess a\u00f0 far til \u00cdslands fr\u00e1 Bretlandi kosta\u00f0i fram og til baka \u00e1 bilinu 5-8 pund og a\u00f0 fer\u00f0ab\u00f3kum fr\u00e1 1878 og 1889 ber saman um a\u00f0 heildarkostna\u00f0ur vi\u00f0 fer\u00f0alag um \u00cdsland, uppihald, hestaleigu, fargjald o.s.fr. v\u00e6ri um 20 pund). Sigr\u00ed\u00f0ur f\u00e9kk lofor\u00f0 fyrir \u00feessu f\u00e9 \u00ed upphafi \u00e1rs 1883 en \u00feegar f\u00e9\u00f0 var afhent 1884 h\u00e9t \u00fea\u00f0 a\u00f0 gj\u00f6fin v\u00e6ri minningargj\u00f6f um systurd\u00f3ttur hennar sem l\u00e9st \u00ed \u00e1rslok 1883.<\/p>\n Myndin af Vinaminni n\u00fdbygg\u00f0u er \u00far Sarpi<\/em>, gagnasafni \u00dej\u00f3\u00f0minjasafnsins. Litla myndin kr\u00e6kir \u00ed s\u00ed\u00f0u me\u00f0 n\u00e1nari uppl\u00fdsingar um lj\u00f3smyndina og h\u00fasi\u00f0, \u00fear er og h\u00e6gt a\u00f0 sj\u00e1 st\u00e6rri \u00fatg\u00e1fu af henni.<\/p>\n Eftir a\u00f0 hafa veri\u00f0 ritari \u00ed nefnd sem st\u00f3\u00f0 fyrir mikilli fj\u00e1rs\u00f6fnun fyrir b\u00e1gstadda \u00cdslendinga hausti\u00f0 1882 (raunar bar \u00cdslendingum sj\u00e1lfum ekki sama um hversu e\u00f0a hvort \u00feeir v\u00e6ru b\u00e1gstaddir og s\u00f6fnunarf\u00e9\u00f0 n\u00fdttist auk \u00feess illa vegna skipulagsleysis, sem Eir\u00edkur Magn\u00fasson bar l\u00edklega \u00e1byrg\u00f0 \u00e1) hl\u00fdtur Sigr\u00ed\u00f0i a\u00f0 hafa veri\u00f0 vel lj\u00f3st a\u00f0 f\u00e1 m\u00e6tti enskt hef\u00f0arf\u00f3lk til a\u00f0 rei\u00f0a fram ansi miki\u00f0 f\u00e9 ef m\u00e1lsta\u00f0ur v\u00e6ri g\u00f3\u00f0ur; Nefndin var nefnilega skipu\u00f0 afar h\u00e1ttsettu f\u00f3lki og s\u00f6fnunin gekk svakalega vel \u00fear til a\u00f0rir \u00cdslendingar en \u00feau hj\u00f3nin f\u00f3ru a\u00f0 l\u00e1ta \u00ed s\u00e9r heyra.<\/p>\n Svo Sigr\u00ed\u00f0i datt \u00ed hug g\u00f3\u00f0ur m\u00e1lsta\u00f0ur: B\u00e1gar a\u00f0st\u00e6\u00f0ur \u00edslenskra kvenna til menntunar.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n A\u00f0 koma m\u00e1lsta\u00f0num \u00e1 framf\u00e6ri, ota s\u00ednum tota og afla fj\u00e1r<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00c1\u00f0ur hefur veri\u00f0 sagt fr\u00e1 \u00fe\u00e1ttt\u00f6ku Sigr\u00ed\u00f0ar \u00ed I\u00f0na\u00f0ars\u00fdningunni \u00ed Reykjav\u00edk 1883 og hvernig h\u00fan h\u00f3f \u00ed kj\u00f6lfari\u00f0 \u00e1 henni a\u00f0 s\u00fdna \u00edslenskar hannyr\u00f0ir og kr\u00edta\u00f0i li\u00f0ugt um vins\u00e6ldir \u00feeirra me\u00f0al bresku konungsfj\u00f6lskyldunnar<\/a>. \u00deessum hannyr\u00f0as\u00fdningum h\u00e9lt h\u00fan \u00e1fram og b\u00e6tti \u00edslenskum silfurmunum vi\u00f0. Forsendan fyrir a\u00f0 eitthva\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e6tti \u00ed \u00edslensku silfurmunina vari\u00f0 var au\u00f0vita\u00f0 a\u00f0 \u00feeir v\u00e6ru gamlir, ver\u00f0m\u00e6tar fornminjar, \u00fev\u00ed v\u00edravirki og \u00f6nnur \u00edslensk silfursm\u00ed\u00f0 skar sig ekkert \u00far \u00fev\u00ed sem v\u00ed\u00f0a t\u00ed\u00f0ka\u00f0ist.<\/p>\n H\u00fan s\u00fdndi \u00feessar v\u00f6rur v\u00ed\u00f0a (l\u00edklega hvar sem h\u00fan gat) en fr\u00e6gastar eru s\u00fdningar hennar \u00e1 Al\u00fej\u00f3\u00f0legu heilsus\u00fdningunni \u00ed London 1884, I\u00f0ns\u00fdningunni \u00ed Edinborg 1886, Ensk-d\u00f6nsku s\u00fdningunni \u00ed London 1888 og Heimss\u00fdningunni \u00ed Chicago 1893. \u00deetta voru meira og minna s\u00f6mu hannyr\u00f0irnar sem h\u00fan s\u00fdndi \u00e1rum saman og \u00ed vi\u00f0br\u00f6g\u00f0um vi\u00f0 gagnr\u00fdni landa sinna bar h\u00fan yfirleitt fyrir sig hversu vel\u00e6tta\u00f0ar konur hef\u00f0u ofi\u00f0 e\u00f0a prj\u00f3na\u00f0 \u00feessa muni e\u00f0a, til vara, systur og m\u00f3\u00f0ir hennar sj\u00e1lfrar.<\/p>\n Jafnframt \u00feessum s\u00fdningum stunda\u00f0i Sigr\u00ed\u00f0ur verslun og vi\u00f0skipti \u00ed nokkrum st\u00edl, l\u00edklega fr\u00e1 1883. H\u00fan reyndi a\u00f0 opna verslun me\u00f0 \u00edslenska muni b\u00e6\u00f0i \u00ed Cambridge og Manchester, f\u00e9kk \u00edslenskar konur til a\u00f0 vinna fyrir sig, t.d. bald\u00fdra (en grei\u00f0sla fr\u00e1 Sigr\u00ed\u00f0i fyrir svolei\u00f0is f\u00e9kkst bara me\u00f0 eftirgangsmunum), flutti \u00f3d\u00fdrt enskt d\u00f3t til \u00cdslands og seldi me\u00f0 g\u00f3\u00f0ri \u00e1lagningu o.s.fr. Brambolti Sigr\u00ed\u00f0ar vir\u00f0ist \u00fe\u00f3 l\u00edtill gaumur hafa veri\u00f0 gefinn fyrr en \u00e1 Heimss\u00fdningunni \u00ed Chicago 1893 og ver\u00f0ur fjalla\u00f0 um har\u00f0v\u00edtugar deilur um \u00fea\u00f0 h\u00e9r \u00e1 eftir.<\/p>\n Auk s\u00fdningahalds og vi\u00f0skipta ger\u00f0i Sigr\u00ed\u00f0ur nokku\u00f0 a\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 halda fyrirlestra um \u00cdsland og b\u00e1g kj\u00f6r \u00cdslendinga og alveg s\u00e9rstaklega b\u00e1g kj\u00f6r \u00edslenskra kvenna.<\/p>\n Kvennask\u00f3linn \u00ed Vinaminni<\/strong><\/p>\n Sigr\u00ed\u00f0ur f\u00e9kk \u00fe\u00e1 st\u00f3rkostlegu hugmynd a\u00f0 opna kvennask\u00f3la \u00ed st\u00f3rh\u00fdsi s\u00ednu \u00ed Reykjav\u00edk, Vinaminni. Hugmyndin r\u00edma\u00f0i l\u00edka \u00e1g\u00e6tlega vi\u00f0 s\u00fdningar og safnanir og fyrirlestra hennar en s\u00ed\u00f0ur vi\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e1 sta\u00f0reynd a\u00f0 nokkrum h\u00fasum fj\u00e6r var starfandi Kvennask\u00f3linn \u00ed Reykjav\u00edk (og nokkrir sl\u00edkir til utan Reykjav\u00edkur). Kvennask\u00f3li Sigr\u00ed\u00f0ar t\u00f3k til starfa hausti\u00f0 1891 en starfa\u00f0i einungis einn vetur. Sk\u00f3last\u00falkur voru 15, \u00fear af 5 \u00ed heimavist \u00ed Vinaminni.<\/p>\n \u00cd samanbur\u00f0i vi\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 n\u00e1m sem bo\u00f0i\u00f0 var upp \u00e1 \u00ed Kvennask\u00f3lanum \u00ed Reykjav\u00edk \u00e1 sama t\u00edma er \u00f3m\u00f6gulegt a\u00f0 sj\u00e1 neina s\u00e9rst\u00f6\u00f0u \u00ed kvennask\u00f3la Sigr\u00ed\u00f0ar. \u00cd b\u00e1\u00f0um sk\u00f3lunum var kennd sama handavinnan (k\u00fanstbr\u00f3der\u00ed, bald\u00fdring, fatasaumur o.\u00fe.h.) og s\u00f6mu b\u00f3klegu greinarnar (\u00edslenska, reikningur, landafr\u00e6\u00f0i, enska, danska o.fl.). Ef eitthva\u00f0 var \u00fe\u00e1 var frambo\u00f0 \u00e1 b\u00f3klegum greinum talsvert meira \u00ed Kvennask\u00f3lanum \u00ed Reykjav\u00edk en \u00feeim \u00ed Vinaminni. Og ver\u00f0i\u00f0 sem n\u00e1msmeyjar greiddu var n\u00e1kv\u00e6mlega hi\u00f0 sama: 1 kr. \u00e1 dag fyrir \u00fe\u00e6r sem voru \u00ed heimavist, minna fyrir Reykjav\u00edkurst\u00falkur sem s\u00f3ttu t\u00edma \u00ed sk\u00f3lanum.<\/p>\n \u00dea\u00f0 er erfitt a\u00f0 sj\u00e1 nokkra r\u00f6kr\u00e6na \u00e1st\u00e6\u00f0u fyrir \u00feessari kvennask\u00f3lastofnun Sigr\u00ed\u00f0ar E. Magn\u00fasson nema a\u00f0 h\u00fan \u00fej\u00f3na\u00f0i \u00e1g\u00e6tlega \u00feeim m\u00e1lsta\u00f0 sem h\u00fan haf\u00f0i vali\u00f0 s\u00e9r til a\u00f0 r\u00e9ttl\u00e6ta s\u00fdningar\u00fe\u00f6rf og a\u00f0ra athygli sem h\u00fan vildi gjarna nj\u00f3ta. Auk \u00feess var \u00feessi kvennask\u00f3li gullv\u00e6g \u00e1st\u00e6\u00f0a til samskota r\u00edkra Englendinga, sem Sigr\u00ed\u00f0ur n\u00fdtti s\u00e9r \u00f3spart. (Fyrir \u00fev\u00ed eru n\u00e6gar heimildir \u00fe\u00f3tt h\u00fan hafi \u00e1 gamals aldri haldi\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed fram a\u00f0 h\u00fan hafi aldrei \u00feegi\u00f0 neitt f\u00e9 \u00ed samskotum heldur hafi unni\u00f0 fyrir \u00f6llu saman me\u00f0 fyrirlestrarhaldi.)<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Heimss\u00fdningin \u00ed Chicago 1893 og deilurnar um framlag og framfer\u00f0i Sigr\u00ed\u00f0ar \u00fear<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00c1 myndinni h\u00e9r til hli\u00f0ar er h\u00fan upp\u00e1kl\u00e6dd me\u00f0 g\u00edtar (eins og \u00e1 flestum myndum af henni) en rokkinn vantar – \u00ed hans sta\u00f0 er hundurinn Fr\u00ed\u00f0a, miki\u00f0 upp\u00e1hald \u00feeirra Eir\u00edks og Sigr\u00ed\u00f0ar enda myndin tekin l\u00f6ngu \u00e1\u00f0ur en h\u00fan f\u00f3r til Chicago. Myndin er \u00far Sarpi<\/em>, gagnasafni \u00dej\u00f3\u00f0minjasafns.<\/p>\n \u00cdslendingar sem s\u00e1u s\u00fdninguna Sigr\u00ed\u00f0ar \u00ed Chicago voru v\u00e6gast sagt ekki upprifnir. B\u00e6\u00f0i hannyr\u00f0ir og silfur \u00fe\u00f3ttu drasl og auk \u00feess \u00ed meira lagi vafasamt a\u00f0 merkja silfurke\u00f0jur \u00feannig a\u00f0 \u00f6nnur \u00e1tti a\u00f0 hafa veri\u00f0 \u00ed eigu J\u00f3ns Arasonar og hin \u00ed eigu Snorra Sturlusonar. K\u00f6rlunum (einkum \u00feeim sr. Hafsteini Pjeturssyni og Matth\u00edasi Jochumssyni) var svara\u00f0 me\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 \u00feeir hef\u00f0u n\u00e1kv\u00e6mlega ekkert vit \u00e1 hannyr\u00f0um og uppl\u00fdsingarnar um uppruna silfurke\u00f0janna hef\u00f0u fylgt fr\u00e1 upphaflegum eigendum sem v\u00e6ru einstaklega r\u00e1\u00f0vant f\u00f3lk. En s\u00fa sem h\u00fan opna\u00f0i brei\u00f0s\u00ed\u00f0una \u00e1 var Mrs. J.T. Sharpe [H\u00f3lmfr\u00ed\u00f0ur Stephensson, b\u00fasett \u00ed Chicago], \u00edslensk kona sem gagnr\u00fdndi s\u00fdningu og sta\u00f0h\u00e6fingar Sigr\u00ed\u00f0ar opinberlega. \u00cd l\u00f6ngu svari Sigr\u00ed\u00f0ar var allt t\u00ednt til: Forsj\u00e1rdeila sem tengdist \u00e6tt fr\u00fa Sharpe, \u00e6ttrakningar og mist\u00f6k \u00ed \u00e6ttrakningum, yfirl\u00fdsingar um a\u00f0 sumt af slekti Mrs. J.T. Sharpe v\u00e6ri n\u00fa ekki f\u00ednna en svo a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 hef\u00f0i gr\u00e1tbe\u00f0i\u00f0 Sigr\u00ed\u00f0i a\u00f0 reyna a\u00f0 koma s\u00ednu silfri \u00ed ver\u00f0, a\u00f0 rangt hef\u00f0i veri\u00f0 eftir Sigr\u00ed\u00f0i haft \u00ed dagbl\u00f6\u00f0um vestra um \u00fdmislegt, a\u00f0 Mrs. Sharpe hef\u00f0i ekkert vit \u00e1 \u00edslenskum b\u00faningum o.s.fr.<\/p>\n Fyrir utan fyrirlesturinn hj\u00e1 kvennasamt\u00f6kunum haf\u00f0i Sigr\u00ed\u00f0ur nefnilega veri\u00f0 mj\u00f6g dugleg a\u00f0 koma s\u00e9r \u00ed vi\u00f0t\u00f6l \u00fearna vestra. M\u00e1lflutningur hennar var yfirleitt \u00e1 s\u00f6mu lei\u00f0: Fyrst stutt rakning \u00e1 landn\u00e1mi og tignum uppruna \u00cdslendinga, s\u00ed\u00f0an um b\u00e1g kj\u00f6r \u00ed \u00feessu landi elds og \u00edsa, s\u00ed\u00f0an um s\u00e9rstaklega b\u00e1g kj\u00f6r kvenna, sem neyddust til a\u00f0 nema allt sem \u00fe\u00e6r l\u00e6r\u00f0u svo til einungis af m\u00f3\u00f0ur sinni \u00fev\u00ed engir sk\u00f3lar v\u00e6ru til fyrir \u00fe\u00e6r, s\u00ed\u00f0an um hetjulega bar\u00e1ttu Sigr\u00ed\u00f0ar sj\u00e1lfrar til \u00farb\u00f3ta \u00e1 kj\u00f6rum kvenna, b\u00e6\u00f0i \u00ed a\u00f0 koma hannyr\u00f0um \u00feeirra \u00ed ver\u00f0 og svo a\u00f0 koma \u00e1 f\u00f3t og reka kvennask\u00f3la \u00ed \u00feessu gu\u00f0svola\u00f0a landi. Silfursafn sitt hef\u00f0i h\u00fan eignast me\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 taka vi\u00f0 allt a\u00f0 700 \u00e1ra g\u00f6mlum \u00e6ttargripum bl\u00e1f\u00e1t\u00e6ks f\u00f3lks sem neyddist til a\u00f0 bi\u00f0ja Sigr\u00ed\u00f0i a\u00f0 selja \u00fea\u00f0 \u00e1 Englandi til a\u00f0 eiga fyrir salti \u00ed grautinn (\u00f6llu heldur brau\u00f0i, a\u00f0 s\u00f6gn Sigr\u00ed\u00f0ar) og af litlum efnum haf\u00f0i h\u00fan sj\u00e1lf reynt a\u00f0 kaupa og borga fyrir sem mest af \u00fev\u00ed \u00ed \u00feeim tilgangi a\u00f0 skila \u00e6ttargripunum aftur e\u00f0a gefa \u00fe\u00e1 \u00e1 Fornmenjasafn \u00cdslendinga. Jafnframt kom fram \u00ed \u00feessum vi\u00f0t\u00f6lum a\u00f0 n\u00fa neyddist Sigr\u00ed\u00f0ur til a\u00f0 selja sitt silfursafn (\u00e9g veit a\u00f0 \u00feessar sta\u00f0h\u00e6fingar hennar standast illilega \u00e1 en \u00fea\u00f0 gerir l\u00edka margt anna\u00f0 \u00ed m\u00e1lflutningi hennar) til a\u00f0 geta reki\u00f0 sinn kvennask\u00f3la \u00ed landi \u00fear sem st\u00falkum g\u00e6fist enginn annar kostur \u00e1 menntun.<\/p>\n Eitthva\u00f0 var um a\u00f0 f\u00f3lki h\u00e9r uppi \u00e1 \u00cdslandi bl\u00f6skra\u00f0i \u00feessar sta\u00f0h\u00e6fingar og hef\u00f0i \u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed or\u00f0 \u00ed bla\u00f0agreinum. Amr\u00edsku bl\u00f6\u00f0in voru hins vegar full a\u00f0d\u00e1unar \u00e1 \u00feessari duglegu konu, hennar f\u00f3rnarlund og brautry\u00f0jandastarfi.<\/p>\n Sigr\u00ed\u00f0ur reyndi svo a\u00f0 selja sitt silfursafn \u00fdmsum s\u00f6fnum vestra en t\u00f3kst ekki enda ver\u00f0lag\u00f0i h\u00fan \u00fea\u00f0 \u00e1kaflega h\u00e1tt. (H\u00fan haf\u00f0i \u00e1\u00f0ur reynt a\u00f0 selja sama safn \u00ed Noregi og Sv\u00ed\u00fej\u00f3\u00f0 \u00e1n \u00e1rangurs). \u00c1 gamals aldri h\u00e9lt Sigr\u00ed\u00f0ur \u00fev\u00ed fram a\u00f0 einhver dularfullur \u00fatsendari landa hennar sem vildu ey\u00f0ileggja fyrir henni, af t\u00f3mri illgirni a\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed er vir\u00f0ist, hafi komi\u00f0 \u00ed veg fyrir a\u00f0 h\u00fan g\u00e6ti selt Metropolitan Museum \u00ed New York safni\u00f0 sitt. \u00cd Amer\u00edku dvaldi Sigr\u00ed\u00f0ur svo \u00ed sj\u00f6 \u00e1r og vir\u00f0ist hafa veri\u00f0 \u00e1 framf\u00e6ri Eir\u00edks eiginmanns s\u00edns allan \u00feann t\u00edma – sj\u00e1lf h\u00e9lt h\u00fan \u00fev\u00ed fram a\u00f0 h\u00fan hef\u00f0i unni\u00f0 fyrir s\u00e9r me\u00f0 fyrirlestrarhaldi.<\/p>\n \u00deessi mynd er \u00e1rei\u00f0anlega tekin \u00ed Amer\u00edkudv\u00f6l Sigr\u00ed\u00f0ar, sj\u00e1lfsagt \u00ed tilefni fyrirlestrar. Hana m\u00e1 sj\u00e1 st\u00e6rri \u00ed Sarpi<\/em>, gagnasafni \u00dej\u00f3\u00f0minjasafns – myndin kr\u00e6kir \u00ed uppl\u00fdsingas\u00ed\u00f0una \u00fear. S\u00e9 gert r\u00e1\u00f0 fyrir stafavillu \u00ed uppl\u00fdsingum um myndina \u00fe\u00e1 hefur Sigr\u00ed\u00f0ur haldi\u00f0 \u00feennan fyrirlestur \u00ed sk\u00f3la \u00ed Pensylvan\u00edu sem s\u00e9rstaklega einbeitti s\u00e9r a\u00f0 kennslu amer\u00edskra frumbyggja (indj\u00e1na), me\u00f0 s\u00e9rdeild fyrir st\u00falkur. Sem sj\u00e1 m\u00e1 \u00e1 myndinni er Sigr\u00ed\u00f0ur kl\u00e6dd \u00ed \u00edslenska b\u00faninginn, me\u00f0 g\u00edtarinn vi\u00f0 h\u00f6nd og lj\u00f3mandi falleg mynd af J\u00f3ni Sigur\u00f0ssyni til hli\u00f0ar (ef m\u00e9r ekki skj\u00e1tlast), allt huggulega skreytt me\u00f0 bandar\u00edska f\u00e1nanum.<\/p>\n Eftir l\u00e1t Sigr\u00ed\u00f0ar f\u00e9kk \u00dej\u00f3\u00f0minjasafni\u00f0 a\u00f0 velja \u00far silfursafninu til kaups og keypti nokku\u00f0 af gripum \u00far kvenb\u00faningum. Fylgir s\u00f6gu a\u00f0 suma hafi h\u00fan keypt af gullsmi\u00f0um sem hef\u00f0u fengi\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e1 sem brotasilfur \u00ed sm\u00ed\u00f0aefni og hlutirnir s\u00e9u \u00fev\u00ed margir ekki mj\u00f6g gamlir. Hva\u00f0 var\u00f0 af hannyr\u00f0asafninu veit \u00e9g ekki nema a\u00f0 fingravettlingar Gu\u00f0r\u00fanar, m\u00f3\u00f0ur Sigr\u00ed\u00f0ar, eru \u00e1 \u00dej\u00f3\u00f0minjasafninu.<\/p>\n \u00dea\u00f0 sk\u00fdtur d\u00e1l\u00edti\u00f0 sk\u00f6kku vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 n\u00fa skuli e.t.v. \u00ed b\u00edger\u00f0 a\u00f0 dubba upp hana Sigr\u00ed\u00f0i Magn\u00fasson, konu sem vir\u00f0ist hafa prj\u00f3na\u00f0 duglega vi\u00f0 sannleikann, sveigt hann og teygt \u00e1 \u00fdmsa vegu eftir \u00fev\u00ed hvernig hann \u00fej\u00f3na\u00f0i best a\u00f0 koma henni sj\u00e1lfri \u00e1 framf\u00e6ri, sem einhverja bar\u00e1ttukonu fyrir kvenr\u00e9ttindum \u00e1 \u00cdslandi og s\u00e9rstakan brautry\u00f0janda \u00ed kynningu \u00e1 land og \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0 \u00ed \u00fatl\u00f6ndum!<\/p>\n Heimildir<\/strong><\/p>\n B\u00e6kur:<\/p>\n A\u00f0alsteinn Eir\u00edksson. 1994. Saga sk\u00f3lans. Kvennask\u00f3linn \u00ed Reykjav\u00edk<\/em>. Almenna b\u00f3kaf\u00e9lagi\u00f0, Reykjav\u00edk, s. 89-206. <\/big><\/p>\n Gu\u00f0r\u00fan Borgfj\u00f6r\u00f0. 1947. Minningar<\/em>. Hla\u00f0b\u00fa\u00f0, Reykjav\u00edk.<\/p>\n Gu\u00f0r\u00fan P. Helgad\u00f3ttir. 1994. \u00de\u00f3ra Melste\u00f0. Kvennask\u00f3linn \u00ed Reykjav\u00edk<\/em>. Almenna b\u00f3kaf\u00e9lagi\u00f0, Reykjav\u00edk, s. 7- 88.<\/p>\n Matth\u00edas Jochumsson. 1893. Chicag\u00f3-f\u00f6r m\u00edn 1893.<\/em> Prentsmi\u00f0ja Bj\u00f6rns J\u00f3nssonar. Akureyri.<\/p>\n Mrs. Alec-Tweedie. A Girl’s Ride in Iceland<\/a><\/em>. 1894 (\u00f6nnur \u00fatg\u00e1fa, fyrst gefin \u00fat 1889). Horace Cox, Windsor House, Bream’s Buildings, E.C. LONDON.<\/p>\n N. L. van Gruisen.1879. A Holiday in Iceland<\/a><\/em>. Elliot Stock. London.<\/p>\n <\/big>Sigr\u00ed\u00f0ur E. Magn\u00fasson. <\/big><\/big>A Sketch of \u201cHome-Life in Iceland.\u201d<\/b><\/a> <\/big>1894. The Congress of Women: Held in the Woman\u2019s Building, World\u2019s Columbian Exposition, Chicago, U. S. A., 1893<\/em>. Ritstj\u00f3ri Eagle, Mary Kavanaugh Oldham. Monarch Book Company, Chicago, s. 521-525.<\/p>\n Sigr\u00fan P\u00e1lsd\u00f3ttir. 2010. \u00de\u00f3ra biskups og raunir \u00edslenskrar emb\u00e6ttismannast\u00e9ttar 1847-1917<\/em>. JPV \u00fatg\u00e1fa, Reykjav\u00edk<\/p>\n Stef\u00e1n Einarsson. 1933. Saga Eir\u00edks Magn\u00fassonar \u00ed Cambridge<\/em>. Reykjav\u00edk.<\/p>\n \u00de\u00f3r Magn\u00fasson. 1994. Kvensilfur fr\u00e1 Sigr\u00ed\u00f0i Magn\u00fasson. Gersemar og \u00fearfa\u00feing. \u00dar 130 \u00e1ra s\u00f6gu \u00dej\u00f3\u00f0minjasafns \u00cdslands<\/em>. Reykjav\u00edk, s. 160.<\/p>\n Greinar og fr\u00e9ttir:<\/p>\n Alvi. Sl\u00edkt eru kvinnubr\u00f6gd<\/a>. F\u00f8ringat\u00ed\u00f0indi<\/em> 1. feb. 1892, s. 2.<\/p>\n <\/big>Au\u00f0ur Styrk\u00e1rsd\u00f3ttir. 2012. “<\/big>M\u00e9r fannst \u00e9g finna sj\u00e1lfa mig undireins og \u00e9g var laus vi\u00f0 landann”<\/big>. Kvennabar\u00e1ttan \u00e1 \u00cdslandi og al\u00fej\u00f3\u00f0legt samstarf. Saga. T\u00edmarit S\u00f6guf\u00e9lags<\/em> L:1, s. 35-77.<\/p>\n Eir\u00edkur Magn\u00fasson. [Br\u00e9f til ritstj\u00f3ra<\/a>]. Heimskringla<\/em> 9. j\u00fan\u00ed 1894, s. 2<\/p>\n Fr\u00e1 l\u00f6ndum<\/a>. Heimskringla<\/em> 24. n\u00f3v. 1894, s. 4.<\/p>\n Hafsteinn Pjetursson. Chicago-brjef. III.<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0L\u00f6gberg<\/em> 25. okt\u00f3ber 1893, s. 1-2.<\/p>\n J\u00f3n \u00de\u00f3rarinsson. <\/big>\u201eFr\u00fa Sigr\u00ed\u00f0ur Magn\u00fasson, fulltr\u00fai \u00cdslands \u00e1 fri\u00f0arsamkomunni.\u201c <\/a>[Og me\u00f0fylgjandi svar ritstj\u00f3ra.] \u00cdsafold<\/em> 2. j\u00fan\u00ed 1894, s. 127-128.<\/p>\n Kvennask\u00f3linn \u00ed Vinaminn<\/a>i<\/a>. Reykv\u00edkingur.<\/em> 21. jan\u00faar 1892, s. 51.<\/p>\n Kvennmenntunarvinur. Kvennask\u00f3linn \u00ed Vinaminni<\/a>. \u00cdsafold<\/em> 14. n\u00f3v. 1896, s. 314.<\/p>\n P\u00e1ll Melste\u00f0. Fr\u00fa Sigr\u00ed\u00f0ur Magnussen, fulltr\u00fai \u00cdslands \u00e1 fri\u00f0arsamkomunni<\/a>. \u00cdsafold<\/em> 9. ma\u00ed 1894, s. 97-98.<\/p>\n Sigr\u00ed\u00f0r E. Magn\u00fasson. Kvennask\u00f3li \u00ed Vina-Minni<\/a>. Fjallkonan<\/em> 1. sept. 1891, s. 140.<\/p>\n Sigr\u00ed\u00f0ur E. Magn\u00fasson. Betra er seint en aldrei<\/a>. \u00cdsafold<\/em> 22. jan. 1910, s. 15.<\/big><\/p>\n Sigr\u00ed\u00f0ur E. Magn\u00fasson. Betra er seint en aldrei. Frh<\/a>. \u00cdsafold<\/em> 2. feb. 1910, s. 24.<\/p>\n Sigr\u00ed\u00f0ur E. Magn\u00fasson. Kvennask\u00f3linn \u00ed Vina-Minni<\/a>. Reykv\u00edkingur.<\/em> 14. sept. 1891, s. 36.<\/p>\n Sigr\u00ed\u00f0ur Einarsd\u00f3ttir [Magn\u00fasson]. Svar til sjera Hafsteins Pjeturssonar<\/a>. L\u00f6gberg<\/em> 20. des. 1893, s. 1.<\/p>\n \u00dar brjefi fr\u00e1 Chicago 12. \u00e1g\u00fast<\/a>. \u00cdsafold<\/em> 16. okt. 1893, s. 276.<\/p>\n \u00de.P. [\u00de\u00f3ra Pjetursd\u00f3ttir]. Um fr\u00fa Sigr\u00ed\u00f0i Magn\u00fasson og s\u00fdning \u00edslenzkra hannyr\u00f0a<\/a>. \u00dej\u00f3\u00f0\u00f3lfur<\/em> 9. mars 1894, s. 46-47.<\/p>\n Greinar og fr\u00e9ttir \u00ed erlendum dagbl\u00f6\u00f0um:<\/p>\n A True Philanthropist. The Davenport Daily Republican<\/em> 11. n\u00f3v. 1890, s. 2.<\/p>\n Educational Echoes. The Reading Times<\/em> 11. \u00e1g\u00fast 1893, s. 2.<\/p>\n For Icelandic Girls. A School Soon to be Established for Their Higher Education. The New York Times<\/em> 19. n\u00f3v. 1893, s. 13.<\/p>\n Her Aim for Iceland. Mrs. Magnussen is the object of some sharp criticism. Chicago Daily Tribune<\/em> 6. des. 1893, s. 6.<\/p>\n Iceland Woman’s Enterprise. Pushed the Sale of Native Woolens to Support a School for Young Girls. The Brooklyn Daily Eagle<\/em> 26. \u00e1g\u00fast 1902, s. 8.<\/p>\n Icelandic Education. Mrs. Magnusson Tells of Her Efforts to Supply a Girls’ High School at Reykjavik. – Something of Icelandic Customs and Costumes. The Brooklyn Daily Eagle<\/em> 15. n\u00f3v. 1896, s. 22.<\/p>\n Schools In Iceland. Mrs. Magnusson’s Reply to the Attack of Mrs. Sharp. The Inter Ocean<\/em> 17. des. 1893, s. 29.<\/p>\n Women Tailors in Iceland. Wife of an English Professor Establishes a Novel School. Arkansas City Daily Traveler<\/em> 14. des. 1896.<\/p>\n Wool of Iceland. It Is Finest and Strongest Possible and Is Carded and Spun by Women. The Brooklyn Daily Eagle<\/em> 18. jan. 1902, s. 10.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" \u00c9g er alveg a\u00f0 gefast upp \u00e1 a\u00f0 reyna a\u00f0 skrifa um Sigr\u00ed\u00f0i blessunina. Eftir nokkrar atrennur s\u00e9 \u00e9g a\u00f0 textinn er yfirleitt of langur, alltof miki\u00f0 af heimildatilv\u00edsunum og \u00fatkoman \u00feannig a\u00f0 s\u00e6mdi s\u00e9r …<\/span> Read More …<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-990","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-oflokka"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/harpahreins.com\/blogg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/990","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/harpahreins.com\/blogg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/harpahreins.com\/blogg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/harpahreins.com\/blogg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/harpahreins.com\/blogg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=990"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/harpahreins.com\/blogg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/990\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":994,"href":"https:\/\/harpahreins.com\/blogg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/990\/revisions\/994"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/harpahreins.com\/blogg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=990"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/harpahreins.com\/blogg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=990"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/harpahreins.com\/blogg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=990"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"Vinaminni\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/this.is\/harpa\/blogg_nytt\/vinaminni.jpg?w=540\")
<\/a>Fyrir \u00feessi 200 pund l\u00e9t Sigr\u00ed\u00f0ur reisa st\u00f3rh\u00fdsi \u00ed Reykjav\u00edk, \u00e1 l\u00f3\u00f0inni \u00fear sem Brekkub\u00e6r haf\u00f0i sta\u00f0i\u00f0, og kalla\u00f0i Vinaminni. H\u00fasi\u00f0 stendur enn og er nr. 3 vi\u00f0 Mj\u00f3str\u00e6ti, \u00fea\u00f0 var byggt 1885. Eftir \u00fea\u00f0 haf\u00f0i h\u00fan \u00f6ruggan samasta\u00f0 \u00ed Reykjav\u00edk \u00e1 s\u00ednum sumarfer\u00f0um og gat h\u00e6tt a\u00f0 setjast upp hj\u00e1 systrum e\u00f0a m\u00f3\u00f0ur Stephensen landsh\u00f6f\u00f0ingja, svo sem h\u00fan haf\u00f0i eitthva\u00f0 gert af enda varla h\u00e6gt a\u00f0 \u00e6tlast til a\u00f0 svo f\u00edn fr\u00fa, sem Sigr\u00ed\u00f0ur var\u00f0 af einbeitni, byggi \u00ed torfkofa hj\u00e1 m\u00f6mmu sinni \u00fe\u00e1 h\u00fan v\u00edsitera\u00f0i Reykjav\u00edk \u00e1 sumrin.<\/p>\n![\"Sigr\ufffd\u00f0ur,](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/this.is\/harpa\/blogg_nytt\/sigridur_gitar_frida.jpg?w=540\")
<\/a>Sigr\u00ed\u00f0ur f\u00e9kk inni me\u00f0 hannyr\u00f0as\u00fdningu s\u00edna og s\u00fdningu \u00e1 \u00edslenskum silfurmunum \u00e1 \u00feessari s\u00fdningu auk \u00feess a\u00f0 f\u00e1 a\u00f0 flytja fyrirlestur \u00e1 fj\u00f6ls\u00f3ttu \u00feingi kvennasamtaka sem haldi\u00f0 var \u00ed tilefni s\u00fdningarinnar. A\u00f0 eigin s\u00f6gn sat h\u00fan \u00e6vinlega hj\u00e1 munum s\u00ednum, \u00edkl\u00e6dd \u00edslenskum b\u00faningi og s\u00fdndi hvernig skyldi spinna \u00e1 rokk.<\/p>\n![\"Sigr\ufffd\u00f0ur](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/this.is\/harpa\/blogg_nytt\/sigridur_gomul.jpg?w=540\")
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