''Dansk Fredsforening'' or the Danish Peace Society was founded by Fredrik Bajer in 1882 when it was initially called ''Foreningen til Danmarks Neutralisering'' (Society for Denmark's Neutralization). It called for an international arbitration tribunal to resolve conflicts as a means of avoiding war. As a result of the Conservative's support for defence, it appealed to many Liberals who had campaigned against warfare. The Society underwent significant growth in the 1890s, leading to two petitions with a total of 533,000 signatures and a series of peace demonstrations. The organization was based on three priorities:

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should be neutral; arbitration treaties should be concluded with like-minded nations; and, in accordance with the principle of self-determination, a peaceful solution should be found for the Schleswig question. The organization attracted wide interest. By around 1900, the organization had some 10,000 members. By 1905, it had 73 branches. After Denmark joined the

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, the name was changed to ''Dansk Freds- og Folkeforbundsforening'' (Danish Peace and League of Nations Society) and when the country joined the

United Nations The United Nations (UN) is an intergovernmental organization whose stated purposes are to maintain international peace and international security, security, develop friendly relations among nations, achieve international cooperation, and be ...

, the name became ''Dansk FN-Forening'' (Danish UNO Society). There were several active women members of the organization, including

Matilde Bajer Pauline Matilde Theodora Bajer (4 January 1840 – 4 March 1934) was a Danish women's rights activist and pacifist. Life Pauline Matilde Theodora Schlüter was born on 4 January 1840 in Frederikseg, Herlufmagle Sogn, Næstved Municipality, Denma ...

Henriette Beenfeldt Henriette Dorthea Beenfeldt née Hansen (1878–1949) was a Danish peace activist and feminist who became one of the principal members of the '' Dansk Fredsforening'' (DF) (Danish Peace Society). After experiencing difficulties with board members ...

Henni Forchhammer Henriette "Henni" Forchhammer, also known as Margarete Forchhammer (1863 – 1955) was a Danish educator, feminist and peace activist. Biography She was born in 1863 to Johannes Nicolai Georg Forchhammer, a sister of physicist and educator Johan ...

Eline Hansen Eline Johanne Frederikke Hansen (22 October 1859 – 6 January 1919), was a Danish feminist and peace leader. Biography Hansen was born 22 October 1859 in Assens, the daughter of Christian Jacob Hansen (1832–1880) and Johanne Margrethe Rasmu ...

Johanne Meyer Johanne Marie Abrahammine Meyer née Petersen (1838–1915) was a Danish suffragist, pacifist and journal editor. A pioneering member of various women's societies, from 1889 she served on the board of the pacifist organization '' Dansk Fredsforeni ...

and

Louise Nørlund Marie Sørine ''Louise'' Nørlund (1854–1919) was a Danish feminist and pacifist. She was the founder and chairman of the Danske Kvindeforeningers Valgretsforbund or DKV (the Danish Women's Society's Suffrage Union) in 1898–1907 and 1908–1 ...

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