Thora Knudsen
Thora Alvilda Knudsen (1861–1950) was a Danish nurse, women's rights activist and philanthropist. She became an active member of the Danish Nurses' Organization from its establishment in 1899 and, campaigning for women's suffrage, was elected to serve as a member of the Copenhagen City Council () in 1909 after women were permitted to participate in municipal elections. A frequent speaker at the meetings of the Danish Women's Society, she served on the board from 1911. As a philanthropist, she supported several relief organizations including the Diakonissestiftelsen and the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, Danish Red Cross. Biography Born in Stærrede near Bisserup in north-western Zealand, Thora Alvilda Knudsen was the second of the three daughters of the farmer and local judge Harald Valdemar Fiedler (1808–1887) and Marie Sophie Kirstine Jensen (1830–1905). After working on and off as a teacher at the Tegneskolen for Kvinder from 1876 to 1886, together with ...
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