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The following lists events that happened during 1909 in the Kingdom of Denmark.
Eline Johanne Frederikke Hansen, was a Danish feminist and peace leader.
Johanne Rambusch (1865-1944) was a Danish feminist and politician,. She was the co-founder of the Landsforbundet for Kvinders Valgret or LKV (1907), the more radical of the two main Danish suffrage movements, and alongside Elna Munch its leading member. She was the chairperson of the LKV from its foundation until its dissolution after the introduction of women suffrage in 1915. In 1915, she became the first of her gender in the Danish Social Liberal Party, and was a member of the Landsting (Denmark) in 1927-28.
Elna Munch née Sarauw was a Danish feminist and politician,. She was the co-founder of the Landsforbundet for Kvinders Valgret or LKV (1907), the more radical of the two main Danish suffrage movements, and alongside Johanne Rambusch its leading member.
The Danish Women's Society or DWS is Denmark's oldest women's rights organisation. It was founded in 1871 by Matilde Bajer and her husband Fredrik Bajer, a Member of Parliament and the 1908 Nobel Peace Prize laureate. It publishes the world's oldest women's magazine, Kvinden & Samfundet, established in 1885. The Danish Women's Society is a member of the International Alliance of Women.
The modern-day character and the historical status of women in Denmark has been influenced by their own involvement in women's movements and political participation in the history of Denmark. Their mark can be seen in the fields of politics, women's suffrage, and literature, among others.
Nielsine Nielsen was the first female academic and physician in Denmark. She graduated in 1885 and in 1889 she established her own medical practice and worked as a general practitioner. She was active in the gender equality movement through her work in Danish Women's Society.
Helga Charlotte Norrie, née Harbou, was a Danish nurse, women's rights activist and educator. She was a major contributor to the development of nursing as an acceptable profession for women and also campaigned for women's rights, especially voting rights.
Anna Sophie Hude (1858–1934) was the first Danish woman to graduate as a historian (1887), the first to be awarded Copenhagen University's gold medal (1888) and the first to become a Doctor of Philosophy. She is also remembered for becoming an active campaigner for women's suffrage in the early 20th century.
Julie Johanne Arenholt née Rosengreen was a Danish civil engineer, women's rights activist and politician. In 1910, she became the first woman in Denmark to work as a factory engineer, inspecting the premises of bakeries in Copenhagen until she retired in 1939. She was an active member of the Danish Women's Society, serving as president from 1918 to 1921. She was also prominent at the international level, speaking at conferences and serving on the central committee of the International Alliance of Women (1923–1929).
Mathilde Johanne Malling Hauschultz (1885–1929) was a Danish lawyer and a pioneering female politician. She was one of the first four women to be elected to the Folketing in 1918.
Olga Knudsen (1865–1947) was a Danish politician and women's rights activist who represented Venstre or the Liberal Party of Denmark. In 1918, she was one of the first five women to be elected to the Landsting. The others were Nina Bang, Marie Christensen, Marie Hjelmer and Inger Gautier Schmidt.
Clara Sophie Tybjerg née Sarauw (1864–1941) was a Danish women's rights activist, pacifist and educator. In 1915, she attended the International Women's Conference in The Hague, together with Thora Daugaard. Thereafter she helped establish and, from 1916 to 1920, headed the Danske Kvinders Fredskæde or Danish Women's Peace Chain which became the Danish branch of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom. She is also remembered for helping to bring hunger-stricken children from Vienna to Denmark after the First World War.
Johanne Elisabeth Münter née Johnson (1844–1921) was a Danish writer and women's rights activist. After travelling to Japan with her husband in 1895, she wrote several books on Japanese women and her own fascination with the country. In the 1890s, she became involved in the women's movement, speaking about culture and religion at the Kvindelig Læseforening. She also joined the Danske Kvinders Forsvarsforening and the women's department of the Red Cross. In 1904, she participated in the founding conference of the International Woman Suffrage Alliance (IWSA) in Berlin. In 1906, she founded and headed the women's suffrage organization Kvindevalgretsklubben which was a member of the Danske Kvindeforeningers Valgretsforbund. She was a delegate at the IWSA conferences in Amsterdam (1908) and London (1909).
The Danske Kvindeforeningers Valgsretsudvalg was established in 1898 by Louise Nørlund, with support from Line Luplau, in order to work towards obtaining the vote for women. In 1904, the organization's name was changed to Danske Kvindeforeningers Valgretsforbund (DKV) or the Danish Women's Society's Suffrage Union.
The Danske Kvinders Forsvarsforening (DKF), or Danish Women's Defence Association, was a Danish women's organization established in 1907 to improve the readiness of the Danish armed forces as tensions increased across Europe. With a membership of some 50,000, it was one of the largest Danish women's organizations up to the First World War. Politically neutral, it had chapters throughout the country. With a view to making Denmark's neutrality more convincing, it sensitized politicians to the need for more effective armed forces while encouraging men to take renewed interest in defence. In 1913, a collection from its membership provided funding for ammunition and uniforms for the voluntary shooting corps. After women had obtained voting rights in 1915, it was decided future progress on defence should be based on their political involvement. The organization was therefore dissolved in 1921.
Anne Kirstine Bruun (1853–1934) was a Danish schoolteacher and women's rights activist. An early proponent of equal pay for male and female teachers, in 1900 she became the first woman to serve on the central committee of the Danish Union of Teachers. She was an enthusiastic member of the Danish Women's Society and a frequent contributor to their magazine Kvinden og Samfundet which she edited for a time in the mid-1890s. Bruun was an early supporter of the Women's Society's direct involvement in the fight for women's voting rights.
References
- 1 2 Posselt, Hanne Nørregaard. "Landsforbundet for Kvinders Valgret" (in Danish). Gyldendal: Den Store Danske. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
- ↑ "Kvindesagsorganisationerne og valgretsspørgsmålet 1871-1915" (in Danish). Aarhus Universitetet: DanmarksHistorienDK. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
- ↑ Ravn, Anna-Birte. "Julie Arenholt (1873 - 1952)" (in Danish). kvonfo. Retrieved 11 October 2018.