Elfride Fibiger

Christine Dorothea Michelle Elfride Fibiger née Müller (1832–1911) was a Danish writer and philanthropist. She first published a successful cookbook in 1871; then, after her hustand's death in 1873, she supplemented her income by writing a series of novels and short stories, all in support of women's emancipation. These included Askepot (1880) and Præst og Læge (1890). In 1882, she was behind the establishment of a cooking school in Copenhagen, later known as Kjøbenhavns uddannelsesskole for tjenestepiger og vordende husmødre, which she ran until 1889. Her later writings supported vocational opportunities for women, receiving recommendations from government ministries and professional associations. Her memoirs were published posthumously.