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Marie Rovsing

Danish women's rights activist (1814-1888) · Denmark · On the map · Activists · Died at 73

Marie Nicolina Theodora Rovsing née Schack (1814-1888) was a pioneering Danish women's rights activist. From 1871 to 1888 she was a board member of the Danish Women's Society, serving as president from 1883 to 1887.

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Interested in allowing women to practise crafts and manual work traditionally reserved for men, on her death she left a legacy which among other things allowed two women to be the first in Denmark to qualify as carpenters.

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Country
Denmark
Category
Activists
Type
Activist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1814 to 1888 · aged 73