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Marie Christensen (other)
Marie Christensen may refer to: * Karen Marie Christensen (1871–1945), Danish trade unionist * Kirsten Marie Christensen (1860–1935), Danish politician * Marie Christensen, Danish matron of Myora Mission in the colony of Queensland in 1896, responsible for the murder of a child {{Hndisambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karen Marie Christensen
Karen Marie Christensen (3 February 1871, Kregme – 14 September 1945, Copenhagen) was a Danish trade unionist, women's rights activist and politician. She founded the first union for maids in Denmark, serving as the chairman of the Danish Maid Unions () from 1904 to 1927 and the leader of its trade school, (later ), from 1906 to 1938. Christensen's primary goal was to obtain stable pay and better working conditions for domestic workers in Denmark. In 1904, she became the first working-class woman to sit on a Danish government commission, which was charged with reexamining the 1854 Tyendeloven (Servants Law). Christensen was also active in the women's suffrage movement, playing a significant role in ensuring that the vote was also extended to servants. She sat on the Copenhagen municipal council between 1917 and 1921, as a member of the Social Democrats. Trade union and labour activism Christensen was a maid. Appalled at the slave-like conditions that servants in Denmark liv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kirsten Marie Christensen
Kirsten Marie Christensen (1860–1935) was a Danish politician who represented Venstre (Denmark), Venstre or the Liberal Party of Denmark. In 1918, she was one of the first five women to be elected to the Landsting (Denmark), Landsting. The others were Nina Bang, Marie Hjelmer, Olga Knudsen and Inger Gautier Schmit. Biography Born on 12 December 1860 in Påbol near Ringkøbing, Jutland, Kirsten Marie Christensen was the daughter of the estate owner Mads Christian Christensen (1827–1904) and Karen Jensen (1833–1879). She was raised on an estate in the west of Jutland as the second oldest of nine children. The family was strongly oriented towards the Danish Liberals, her elder brother Jens Christian Christensen, Jens Christian becoming a key figure after the political reforms of 1901. She had set her mind on becoming a teacher but her plans were upset when her mother died in 1879 and she had to bring up the remainder of the family. Nevertheless, a few years later, she attended ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
