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The Danish American Archive and Library that once resided at Dana College is now independently situated in Blair. The archive contains the country's largest and broadest collection of materials relating to the life experience, cultural heritage and vital contributions to North America of the people of Danish extraction.
An American mother living abroad in Denmark gave people an inside look at the country’s free paediatric dentistry system inside elementary schools.
Women in Denmark gained the right to vote on 5 June 1915. [12] The Danish Women's Society (DK) debated, and informally supported, women's suffrage from 1884, but it did not support it publicly until in 1887, when it supported the suggestion of the parliamentarian Fredrik Bajer to grant women municipal suffrage. [8]
This is a list of notable Danish Americans, including both original immigrants who obtained American citizenship and their American-born descendants.. To be included in this list, the person must have a Wikipedia article showing they are Danish American or must have references showing they are Danish American and are notable.
Becca Itkowitz left the US with her husband and two young sons and lived in Denmark for three years. The boys really liked it as their parents and school embraced the non-helicopter-parenting culture.
Following World War II, there was an increase in interest in ethnic origins in the United States, which saw more Scandinavian Americans refer to themselves as Norwegian-American, Danish-American, etc. Remaining communities became concerned with cultural activism and preservationism.
B.S. Christiansen, Danish special force soldier, TV personality; Louise Conring (1824–1891), first trained nurse in Denmark, head of Copenhagen's Deaconess Institute; Natasja Crone Back, journalist, host at the Eurovision Song Contest 2001; Alma Dahlerup (1874–1969), Danish-American philanthropist; Thomas Dam
After the birth of their first child, they emigrated to the United States where they both promoted Danish-American relations. In 1917, she founded the Danish Women's Civic League. [2] She was an active member of the American Scandinavian Foundation, heading the Social Committee from 1919 to 1928. [1]