Born: 29 August 1789, Norway
Died: 19 October 1872
Country most active: Norway
Also known as: Hanna Strøm, Hugo Schwarz
The following is excerpted from “400 Outstanding Women of the World and the Costumology of Their Time” by Minna Moscherosch Schmidt, published in 1933.
Born Strom, she was the wife of a vicar and took a great interest in parochial work. She also found time for considerable authorship.
Under the pseudonym of “Hugo Schwarz” she wrote several novels, an excellent book for children, and some popular nursery rhymes. Her principal work, which she wrote under her own name, is the Textbook in Cookery (1845). This cookery book by Hanna Vinsnes has been reprinted many times, and thousands of copies have been spread all over the country. By a Cookery Book for Ordinary Families, and by books For Poor Housewives (1857), For Servantmaids (1851), a Textbook in Weaving (1850), and others, Hanna Vinsnes has become a popular teacher on a large scale. Through her writings she has raised housework and all kinds of woman’s work to honour and dignity. In her letters, edited by Barbra Ring, we meet with an amiable, pious and richly endowed woman.