Maria Kirstine Dorothea Jensen (19 January 1876 – 14 May 1957) was a Danish
novelist and
author who wrote under the name Thit Jensen. She is known for her short stories, plays, and socially-critical articles.
For her writing, Jensen was honored with the
Drachmannlegatet in 1930, the
Tagea Brandt Rejselegat in 1935, and with the
Holberg Medal in 1940. She was awarded the
Royal Medal of Recompense in 1949 and was inducted as a member of the
Order of the Dannebrog
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in 1954.
Life
Jensen was born January 19, 1876, in
Farsø. Her parents, Hans Jensen, a veterinarian, and Marie Kirstine Jensen had eleven children. Her brother,
Johannes V. Jensen, was also a well known author.
In 1912, she married Gustav Jéhan Fenger (1887–1958), though the couple divorced in 1918.
She wrote about erotic and social themes and fought for
women's rights. In 1917, she founded Københavns Husmoderforening (Copenhagen Housewives Association) which preceded
De Danske Husmoderforeninger
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and represented the local associations of the organization in Denmark. In 1924 she founded the ''Foreningen for Seksuel Oplysning'' (English: ''the Organization for Sexual Awareness'') which worked with
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to perform
abortions. She was personally against abortion, but felt that women needed to have a choice and was highly criticized for this belief.
Jensen died on May 14, 1957, in
Bagsværd and is buried af Farsø Cemetery.
Bibliography
*To Søstre (1903)
*Martyrium (1905)
*Prins Nilaus af Danmark (1907)
*Højeste Ret (1913)
*Stærkere end Tro (1915)
*Jydske Historier (1916)
*Gerd - det tyvende Aarhundredes Kvinde (1918)
*Den erotiske Hamster (1919)
*Frivilligt Moderskab (1924)
*Aphrodite fra Fuur: den moderne kvindes udviklingshistorie (1925)
*Børnebegrænsning. Hvorfor - hvordan? (1926)
*Storken (1929)
*Jørgen Lykke: rigens sidste ridder (1931)
*Nial den Vise (1934)
*
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(1936)
*Romanserien om Valdemar Atterdag, Drotten, Rigets arving og Atter det skilte (1940-1953)
*Erindringerne Hvorfra? Hvorhen? (1950)
*Den sidste Valkyrie (1954)
References
External links
Pictures and audio documents (in Danish)
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1876 births
1957 deaths
People from Vesthimmerland Municipality
Danish feminists
Danish women novelists