Kari was born on July 17, 1847, at Øvre Spissøy farm, which is now located in Bømlo municipality. She was the eighth child of Nils and Brita, but two of her older siblings had already passed away when she was born. Kari’s parents owned the farm themselves, but they were facing financial difficulties and had to divide the farm and sell half of it a few years before she was born in order to make ends meet.
Kari’s upbringing is not well-described anywhere, but we can assume that being one of many children in a poor farming family on the west coast of Norway must have been tough. The family was also heavily affected by leprosy. Both the father, stepfather, and three half-siblings of Kari’s mother had leprosy, and when Kari was four years old, two of her older siblings were also registered with the disease. By the time Kari was seven years old, she already had three younger siblings.
In 1856, a few years of extreme misfortune began for the family of eleven. The eldest son, Nils, at the age of 23, died of leprosy while still living at home. The following year, the two sick siblings, Synneva Christine, aged 22, and Øystein Johan, aged 12, were sent to Pleiestiftelsen in Bergen. In 1858, the eldest sister, Brita, was also registered as having leprosy and sent to Pleiestiftelsen as well, while the older brother, Mikkel, moved away from the village. In three years, Kari went from being the sixth of nine children in the household to being the oldest of four. She was then eleven years old.
Things didn’t get better for the family over the years. In 1859, the farm was sold at a forced auction, and they became tenants on the property. Two of the siblings at Pleiestiftelsen, Synneva Christine and Øystein Johan, passed away in the summer of 1861. The youngest of them was only 15. The district physician in Finnås kept a close eye on Kari, as she had three siblings with leprosy, and in 1863, she herself was registered with the disease. At the age of 15, just after her confirmation, she left her family to live where two of her siblings had recently died, at Pleiestiftelsen in Bergen.
At “Pleiestiftelsen”, Kari’s adult sister Brita was still there, so the 16-year-old had at least one person she knew among the 300 patients. She lived in one of the seven-person rooms, and her days were filled with work and routines. There were four simple meals a day and fixed times to get up and go to bed.
In 1868, Gerhard Henrik Armauer Hansen became the new physician at the foundation. That year, Kari developed necrosis in her leg, and it was probably the new doctor who performed the amputation. Like many leprosy patients, she gradually experienced more health problems as the years went by. Her fingers became crooked and disabled. Open sores and scar tissue. Partial paralysis in her face.
When Kari was brought into Hansen’s office in 1879, she was 32 years old. She had spent half her life at Pleiestiftelsen, and she had known Hansen for 11 years. Her sister Brita had been with her all the years in Bergen, but Brita had passed away just over a month earlier, and now Kari was alone.
After the trial against Hansen, it may have become uncomfortable for her to continue living at Pleiestiftelsen, where Hansen remained closely associated even though he was no longer the physician there. She applied to be transfered to here at St. Jørgens and lived in one of the patient rooms in this building until she died in 1884. She was 36 years old at that time, and had been living in institutions since she was 16.
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Information registered in connection with events is stored in accordance with the law. They are not used for anything other than the event. The information will not be shared with third parties beyond this, unless you have given your consent to this when filling out the form.
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It can be complained to the Data Inspectorate about processing in violation of the rules.
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The personal data that Bymuseet Bergen can collect, process and store is determined by the Personal Data Act. This applies to the entire company’s work, including the website.
Bymuseet.no is the website of Bymuseet I Bergen. It covers all our museums and departments. The website uses log files, which collect information such as IP addresses, browser type, referral page, ISP, time, etc. The data can not be linked to you as a person.
The website uses cookies, also called cookies. Read more about cookies.
The Purpose
Personal Data Act stipulates that we must inform about how personal data we receive is used. We process personal data in accordance with Chapter II, Section 8 of the Personal Data Act.
Bymuseet i Bergen collects personal information both in connection with public services and related to the museum’s research, documentation and archiving.
The Responsible for processing
Director is, on behalf of Bymuseet i Bergen, responsible for processing the company’s processing of personal data. Organization number: mva 988 212 024.
Collection and processing of personal information:
On the website Bymuseet.no we collect personal information through registration for events, competitions or other contact with Bymuseet i Bergen. The basis for this treatment is Article 6 (b) of the Privacy Ordinance. Where you have consented to it, the information is also used to provide you with information, offers and service in newsletters, e-mail, telephone and SMS. The basis for this treatment is the Privacy Ordinance Art 6 (a). You can at any time refuse to receive such information from us, or withdraw your consent.
The Collections, documentation and research:
Bymuseet i Bergen also collects personal information in connection with our social mission. This may be personal information that accompanies objects, photographs, interviews, gifts, donations, etc. This data is collected only to the extent necessary for the sake of the social mission and the public interest. The data processing takes place in accordance with the Archives Act .
Job applicants
In connection with employment, Bymuseet i Bergen receives personal information from applicants. This information is processed in accordance with the Privacy Act.
Personal information on our website:
Search the site
Keywords that users search for on the site are collected and stored in Google Analytics. The purpose of the storage is to be able to use data about what is being searched for, to adapt the content on the pages and make the search function better. The keywords cannot be linked to other information about the user who performed the search.
Order
buttons and external links. On some pages on the website, there are order buttons that lead to other websites, such as the purchase button in the event calendar. If the link leads to a website other than Bymuseet.no, Bymuseet I Bergen is not responsible for the processing of personal data on the external site. It is then the external website’s privacy statement that applies.
Integrated elements from external sites
Some pages on the site may use integrated content from external sites, such as Tripadvisor, Facebook, Twitter, Youtube and Instagram. These elements leave cookies in your browser, which the respective platforms use for statistics and marketing (see information about cookies above).
Bymuseet i Bergen does not store information about your use of these elements, it is only collected and stored by the external actor.
Information security
We secure your personal information by both physical and virtual access and access control, as well as by encrypting sensitive parts of submitted information. Our websites are secured with SSL certificate.
Bymuseet i Bergen in social media
You can also find Bymuseet i Bergen in social media, such as Facebook and Instagram. Your activity and information from your profile is displayed on the page where you have written or posted photos, to all visitors to the page / profile. This information is the media’s (eg Facebook) property and is not stored at Bymuseet i Bergen. We do not use your comments or your profile information other than that they appear in the comments field on the page. In these cases, it is the social media platform’s own privacy statement that applies.
Storage and disclosure of information
Personal information registered on our websites is not available to other visitors to the website. The information will not be shared with third parties unless this is necessary to deliver the service that has been ordered and you have given consent.
Bymuseet i Bergen does not sell your personal information to others.
Information registered in connection with events is stored in accordance with the law. They are not used for anything other than the event. The information will not be shared with third parties beyond this unless you have given your consent to this when filling out the form.
If you are applying for a job at Bymuseet i Bergen, we store your application and personal information as long as the recruitment process is ongoing. Then all your data will be deleted, unless otherwise agreed and active consent to this has been given in writing.
Personal information that is registered in connection with collections of documentation and research is stored on a separate server, in a lockable cabinet and in magazines.
Access, correction or deletion of personal data
We process your personal data in accordance with the Personal Data Act and current regulations. Please note that you can demand access to and transfer of your own personal information, as well as demand correction or deletion of information.
It can be complained to the Data Inspectorate about processing in violation of the rules.
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