Astrid Blume (May 12, 1872 – 1924) was a Danish educator and temperance advocate.

Biography

Astrid Blume was born in

Jutland Jutland (; , ''Jyske Halvø'' or ''Cimbriske Halvø''; , ''Kimbrische Halbinsel'' or ''Jütische Halbinsel'') is a peninsula of Northern Europe that forms the continental portion of Denmark and part of northern Germany (Schleswig-Holstein). It ...

, May 12, 1872. She was president of the Danish branch of the World's Woman's Christian Temperance Union and editor of its organ from 1905 to 1915. She also served as a member of the executive committee of the

Young Women's Christian Association The Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA) is a nonprofit organization with a focus on empowerment, leadership, and rights of women, young women, and girls in more than 100 countries. The World office is currently based in Geneva, Swit ...

of Denmark. She was principal of the Indre Mission's Women's Seminary at

Aarhus Aarhus (, , ; officially spelled Århus from 1948 until 1 January 2011) is the second-largest city in Denmark and the seat of Aarhus municipality, Aarhus Municipality. It is located on the eastern shore of Jutland in the Kattegat sea and app ...

, Denmark. Blume died in 1924.

References

1872 births 1924 deaths Jutland Woman's Christian Temperance Union people YWCA leaders 20th-century Danish women educators 20th-century Danish educators Danish temperance activists Social reformers Danish magazine editors Danish women magazine editors {{Denmark-activist-stub