Karen Dahlerup

Karen Marie Dahlerup Andersen (1920-2018) was a Danish women's rights activist and a politician representing the Social Democrats. Keen to support equal treatment of men and women, she served as editor of the party's magazine Frie Kvinder before entering the Folketing, first as a successor to members who had resigned, then as a member in her own right (1977-1981). She was also a member of the European Parliament (1977-1979). In the late 1980s, Dahlerup served on the municipal council of Løkken-Vrå, where she became deputy mayor.