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It was founded in 1915 following the International Congress of Women held in The Hague. The organization was aimed at developing national branches of women calling for more active support for peace once the First World War was over. Early activists from Denmark included Thora Daugaard (1874–1851) and Clara Tybjerg (1864–1941). [1] [2]
Following the International Congress of Women held in The Hague in 1915, Danske Kvinders Fredskæde or the Danish Women's Peace Chain was established in Denmark. It called for women to provide more active support for peace once the First World War was over. [10] [11]
The Danish Women's Society or DWS (Danish: Dansk Kvindesamfund) is Denmark's oldest women's rights organization. It was founded in 1871 by activist Matilde Bajer and her husband Fredrik Bajer ; Fredrik was a Member of Parliament and the 1908 Nobel Peace Prize laureate.
Thora Daugaard – Denmark, 13. Louise Keilhau – Norway. Women at the Hague was an International Congress of Women conference held at The Hague, Netherlands in April 1915. It had over 1,100 delegates and it established an International Committee of Women for Permanent Peace (ICWPP) with Jane Addams as president.
After the First World War broke out in 1914, many women's organizations became involved in peace activities. In 1915, the International Congress of Women in the Hague brought together representatives from women's associations in several countries, leading to the establishment of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom. [1]
After the First World War had started in 1914, she and her husband became peace activists, joining the peace association Dansk Fredsforening (DF) in 1916. She was also an early member of Danske Kvinders Fredskæde (Danish Women's Peace Chain), the Danish chapter of the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom. While many in DF ...
A group of women in Greenland are seeking compensation from Denmark over an involuntary birth control campaign launched in the 1960s, their lawyer said on Monday. With an official investigation by ...
She was also engaged in the peace movement: she was a member of the Dansk Fredsforening (Danish Peace Movement), where she was active as speaker and writer and a delegate to the International women's peace congress in the Hague in 1915, where the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom was founded.