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A Daring Journey
by Vågespel - Reidun Horvei, Ragnhild Gudbrandsen og Inger-Kristine Riber
A Daring Journey is part of Vågespel, a podcast series about Norwegian women who emigrated to America between 1825 and 1925. Through 10 episodes, listeners follow their journey through letters, diaries, and narratives, meeting women who who pulled up roots and left to find something better, or perhaps to escape something she could not name. With dramatized readings, historical reflections, and immersive soundscapes, their stories are brought to life in this podcast by Reidun Horvei, Ragnhild Gudbrandsen, Inger-Kristine Riber, and Katherine Jane Hanson.Supported by Fritt Ord.
Episodes
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E10: Reflections on Migration
In this final episode of Vågespel we ask: How can the stories of Norwegian emigrant women expand our understanding of migration in our own time? In the previous episodes we have heard about Norwegian women from the 19th century who dared to cross an ocean, borne by hope and the determination to...
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E9: A Patchwork Quilt
In this episode, we take a look at what the women built. We meet again women from earlier episodes—Gjertrud Rumohr Haug, Lina Svåi, Rakel Tonette Atlaksdatter. Women whose strong and steady hands nurtured everyday life in the Norwegian-American communities – through spinning, baking, sewing, and...
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E8: It Began with a Letter
In this episode we see how expectations, love and the freedom to make choices became determining factors in the lives of Norwegian immigrant women. For some the next step was suggested in a letter—a picture, a promise, a hope. We hear about Lina Svåi’s simple praerie wedding and Inga Brekke’s...
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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...
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E6: The World in Their Hands
In this episode, we meet the women who helped build a new country through physical labor, endurance, and warmth. Through powerful stories and letters from Lina Svåi, Gjertrud Rumohr Haug, Anna Slinde, Margretha Nesheim, and Rakel Tonette Rannestad, we hear how these women carried the weight of...
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E5: Building a Life in America
After crossing the ocean, the true encounter with the new country awaited—a meeting that, for many, was brutal, lonely, and full of trials. In this episode, we follow women who arrived in the United States with hope and dreams, only to be met with coldness, cholera, unpaid labor, and a language...
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E4: The Journey Westward Continues
In Episode 4, The Journey Westward Continues. After arriving in New York, a new and demanding journey unfolds—this time inland. It’s no longer about ships and coastlines, but trains, canals, and the endless prairies. We follow newly arrived women as they try to find their footing in a foreign...
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E3: A New World Awaits
In episode 2 we followed the brave women who took the big step – leaving Norway in search of a new life. In episode 3 they embark on their journey across the sea. Crossing the Atlantic was more than just another leg af the journey – it was a turning point in life. Through letters, diaries, and...
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E2: Taking Leave
In episode 1 we explored the historical background of Norwegian emigration—what drove people to leave and what did the world look like to those who made the great leap. In this episode we take a closer look at the act of departure itself. Leaving Norway in the 19th century was not just a physical...
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E1: A Daring Journey
Episode 1: Vågespel Welcome to the launch of Vågespel, a podcast that highlights the history of Norwegian women who emigrated from Norway to America between 1825 and 1925. How much do you know about the women who embarked on this journey? How did they experience the voyage, what drove them, and...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
A Daring Journey is part of Vågespel, a podcast series about Norwegian women who emigrated to America between 1825 and 1925. Through 10 episodes, listeners follow their journey through letters, diaries, and narratives, meeting women who who pulled up roots and left to find something better, or perhaps to escape something she could not name. With dramatized readings, historical reflections, and immersive soundscapes, their stories are brought to life in this podcast by Reidun Horvei, Ragnhild Gudbrandsen, Inger-Kristine Riber, and Katherine Jane Hanson.Supported by Fritt Ord.
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Vågespel - Reidun Horvei, Ragnhild Gudbrandsen og Inger-Kristine Riber
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A Daring Journey is part of Vågespel, a podcast series about Norwegian women who emigrated to America between 1825 and 1925. Through 10 episodes, listeners follow their journey through letters, diaries, and narratives, meeting women who who pulled up roots and left to find something better, or...
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A Daring Journey is created and hosted by Vågespel - Reidun Horvei, Ragnhild Gudbrandsen og Inger-Kristine Riber.
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