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Independent mothers  | Sjálfstæðar mæður
The documentary explores the lives of single mothers who served as live-in housekeepers on farms across Iceland during the latter half of the twentieth century. The documentary received a documentary film grant from Jafnréttissjóður Íslandsin the year of 2025; & Hagþenkir; & Samfélagssjóður Landsvirkjunar.

2024 – Independent mothers. Single mothers working as live-in housekeeperes. Ritið 1/2024, bls. 139-178. –See

2022. Hidden history of housekeepers: Lives and labor of housekeepers in rural Iceland in the second half of the 20th century. Doctoral dissertation, University of Iceland 2022. Huldufreyjur. Ráðskonur í sveit á síðari hluta 20. aldar.

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Doctoral defense. University of Iceland. Varði doktorsritgerð um ráðskonur í sveit. HÍ – See

The spoken #MeToo – Sexual violence against housekeepers employed on Icelandic farms in the second half of the 20th century. Fléttur V., 85-101. Reykjavík: Háskólaútgáfan, 2020. “#MeToo mælt af munni fram. Kynbundið ofbeldi gegn ráðskonum í sveit á síðari hluta 20. aldar”  – See

Documenting Tears. Oral History Review. – See


See also a review of the article; here

The documentary Rural #MeToo is based on an interview with Agusta Thorkelsdottir (b.1944), a farmer and prominent advocate for the rights of women in Iceland’s agricultural sector, shares her perspectives on the historical gender-based violence faced by rural women in Iceland, as well as her reflections on the significance of the #MeToo movement for women living in rural areas.

A television interview about my doctoral research on the history of housekeepers working on farms in the 19th and 20th centuries. Viðtal um ráðskonur í sveit. Heima er bezt – See

Housekeepers that worked for companies and organizations in Iceland. Radio lecture on the radio show Víðsjá. The Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RÚV). 2.03.2022.Ráðskonur sem störfuðu utan heimila / munnleg saga.– See

The book Marginalized Women: Female Vagrants and Hermits in Iceland (published in 2020). Jaðarkvennasaga. Förukonur og einsetukonur á Ísland– Read book here

Marginalized women who fought for animal rights in the past. Radio lecture on the radio show Víðsjá. The Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RÚV). Jaðarkonur fyrri tíma sem bættu hag dýra. – See

_{Drifting. Feminist oral history and the study of the last female drifters in Iceland, Feminist Research 2 (1) (2018). – See}

Against the Current | Andstreymi is a documentary about female vagrants who drifted from one farm to another, seeking food and shelter in the old Icelandic rural society. The film is based on my oral history interviews with people who met these vagrant women.

An essay examining how nature influenced marginalized women who were closely connected to the wilderness, published in Heima er Bezt.

The freedom of women of the past in the Icelandic wild. Radio lecture on the radio show Víðsjá. The Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RÚV). Frelsi fortíðarkvenna á heiðum og öræfum.– See

Icelandic hermits caught on film in the 20th century. Radio lecture on the radio show Víðsjá. The Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RÚV). Einbúar í Stiklum Ómars Ragnarssonar: Einsetumenn og einsetukonur á Íslandi.

Interview about my book about female vagrants and female hermits in Iceland. Viðtal um bók mína Jaðarkvennasaga. Förukonur og einsetukonur á Íslandi. Fréttblaðið.

_{Documentary. The last female vagrant in valley Mýrdalur. Síðasta förukonan í Mýrdalnum. 2015.}

A Musical Afternoon is a mini documentary based on my interview with Guðrún Tómasdóttir (1925-2022), a former opera singer who captivated audiences in Iceland with her stunning operatic performances of traditional Icelandic folk songs. The documentary centers on female folk songs and the ways women express themselves through singing. English subtitles.

Polarity of the World is a mini documentary based on my oral history interview with Sigridur Jónsdóttir (born 1964), a poet and a farmer, about how women and men write and read differently.

Women on the Wathershed: On Feminist Oral history, Sagnir 32 (2018), pp. 42-57 „Konur á vatnaskilum. Hugvekja um femíníska munnlega sögu“  – See

The mini-doc Women´s Expression in the Past isbased on my oral history interview with the poet Asa Ketilsdottir (1935) about how women expressed themselves in the Icelandic agricultural society.

“My Mother is Kind”: Memories about Mothers from the 19th and early 20th century. Sagnir 32 (2018), pp. 74-95. „„Mamma mín er góð“. Minningar um mæður frá 19. öld og í byrjun 20. aldar”– See