Marie-Sophie Nielsen (23 December 1875 – 6 April 1951) was a

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leader who was a founding member of the Danish Socialist Workers Party and the

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Biography

Early years

Marie-Sophie Nielsen was born in 1875 in Nørre Herlev,

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Political career

From 1916 to 1918 Nielsen was a key member of the Danish Social Democratic Party, sitting on that organization's directing committee.Branko Lazitch with Milorad M. Drachkovitch, ''Biographical Dictionary of the Comintern: New, Revised, and Expanded Edition.'' Stanford, CA:

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, 1986; pp. 340-341. In March 1918, Nielsen was a participant in the establishment of the Danish Socialist Workers Party, a left-wing offshoot of the Social Democratic Party which favored affiliation with the

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. Nielsen became a founding member of the

(CPD) in 1920. The same year she was a

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representing the Communist Teachers Club to the

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, held in

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and

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. In 1928 she was expelled by the Communist Party for not supporting the campaign against

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. Nielsen was readmitted to the CPD in 1932 but was expelled again in 1936.

Death and legacy

Marie-Sophie Nielsen died in 1951 in

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Footnotes

{{DEFAULTSORT:Nielsen, Marie-Sophie 1875 births 1951 deaths Danish Comintern people Communist Party of Denmark politicians Social Democrats (Denmark) politicians Danish women in politics People from Hillerød Municipality