E7: A New Beginning

In this episode we follow young women who take the step from farm to city and who find a new beginning in a new land. They arrive with hands that know work and backs accustomed to responsibility and are handed a workday filled with scrub pails, crying children, sewing machines—and dreams. Through the letters and stories of Ingeborg Marie Brekke and Anna Slinde, we hear how the shift to urban life reshaped their daily life and their sense of what was possible. Some learned new languages, enrolled in night school and found new career paths. Others found themselves standing alone in a foreign country, but found strength in the fellowship of women and in making their own choices. This is the story of those who were not only looking for work, but for a place where they belonged. Writers: Inger-Kristine Riber and Reidun Horvei Co-editor: Katherine Jane Hanson Narrators: Reidun Horvei and Ragnhild Gudbrandsen Sound design: Inger-Kristine Riber Supported by: Fritt Ord