Andrea Hedegaard, (1887 - 1967) was a Danish women's rights activist. She was the President of the

Dansk Kvindesamfund The Danish Women's Society or DWS () is Denmark's oldest women's rights organization. It was founded in 1871 by activist Matilde Bajer and her husband Fredrik Bajer; Fredrik was a Member of Parliament and the 1908 Nobel Peace Prize laureate. The ...

in 1941–1943.Nielsen, Hanne Rimmen: Andrea Hedegaard i Dansk Kvindebiografisk Leksikon på lex.dk. Hentet 27. januar 2024 fra https://kvindebiografiskleksikon.lex.dk/Andrea_Hedegaard She was a member of the

Radikale Venstre The Danish Social Liberal Party (, RV, ) is a social-liberal political party in Denmark. The party was founded as a split from the Venstre Reform Party in 1905. Historically, the centrist party has played a central role in Danish politics and ...

. She was a member of the Party Board, and ran unsuccessfully for the

Folketinget The Folketing ( , ), also known as the Parliament of Denmark or the Danish Parliament in English, is the unicameral List of legislatures by country, national legislature (parliament) of the Danish Realm, Kingdom of Denmark — Denmark proper to ...

several times between 1935 and 1953.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Hedegaard, Andrea 1887 births 1967 deaths Danish women's rights activists