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Úndína (Helga S. Baldvinsdóttir)

Black-and-white oval-framed portrait of a woman with a serious expression. She has curly hair styled up and wears a high-collared dark dress with pleated detailing. The photograph has a formal, studio-style appearance.

image courtesy of timarit.is

A photograph of Undína (Helga S. Baldvinsdóttir) taken in the early 1900s. Writing under a pseudonym, she gave voice to the emotional and spiritual lives of settler women in New Iceland.