Johanne Münter, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Johanne Münter

Danish writer and women's rights activist

Date of Birth: 13-May-1844

Place of Birth: Rønne, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark

Date of Death: 27-Jul-1921

Profession: writer, women's rights activist

Nationality: Denmark

Zodiac Sign: Taurus


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About Johanne Münter

  • Johanne Elisabeth Münter née Johnson (1844–1921) was a Danish writer and women's rights activist.
  • After travelling to Japan with her husband in 1895, she wrote several books on Japanese women and her own fascination with the country.
  • In the 1890s, she became involved in the women's movement, speaking about culture and religion at the Kvindelig Læseforening (Women's Reading Society).
  • She also joined the Danske Kvinders Forsvarsforening (Danish Women's Defence Association) and the women's department of the Red Cross.
  • In 1904, she participated in the founding conference of the International Woman Suffrage Alliance (IWSA) in Berlin.
  • In 1906, she founded and headed the women's suffrage organization Kvindevalgretsklubben which was a member of the Danske Kvindeforeningers Valgretsforbund (Danish Women's Society Suffrage Union).
  • She was a delegate at the IWSA conferences in Amsterdam (1908) and London (1909).

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