Danish Women's Society
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The Danish Women's Society (Danish: Dansk Kvindesamfund) is the world's oldest women's rights organisation, 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 (Women and Society), established in 1885.[1][2] The Danish Women's Society is a member of the International Alliance of Women.
References
- ↑ The women's movement in Denmark , Kvinfo.dk
- ↑ How Danish women got the vote, kvinfo.dk
Literature
- Eva Hemmer Hansen: Blåstrømper, rødstrømper, uldstrømper. Dansk Kvindesamfunds historie i 100 år, Grevas, 1970
