Monsen has a
Magister's degree in Philosophy (1969) and was one of the founders of the
Norwegian new feminist movement in 1970. Her early work was on the logician
Quine and she later studied
feminist philosophy. She has become the most visible proponent of
Personalism in Norway, with
Det elskende menneske (The loving human being, 1987) as her most central work. Monsen grew up in a
humanist family, and later converted to
Christianity. She lectures in evangelical churches. She was appointed a
government scholar in 2004. In 2009, she was awarded the
Fritt Ord Award. She was married to legal scholar
Helge Johan Thue, until he died in 2010. ==Publications==