Suzanne Giese (1946–2012) was a Danish writer and

women's rights Women's rights are the rights and entitlements claimed for women and girls worldwide. They formed the basis for the women's rights movement in the 19th century and the feminist movements during the 20th and 21st centuries. In some countries, ...

activist. She was one of the prominent members of the

Danish Red Stocking Movement The Red Stocking Movement ( da, italic=no, Rødstrømpebevægelsen) was a Danish women's rights movement which was established in 1970 and was active until the mid-1980s. Inspired by the Redstockings founded in 1969 in New York City, it brought tog ...

in the early 1970s. In 1973, together with her husband , she established the Tiderne Skifter publishing house which promoted literature on

feminism Feminism is a range of socio-political movements and ideologies that aim to define and establish the political, economic, personal, and social equality of the sexes. Feminism incorporates the position that society prioritizes the male po ...

and women's rights. Suzanne Gieze died on 28 July 2012 after a short illness.

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1946 births 2012 deaths Writers from Copenhagen 20th-century Danish novelists Danish feminists Danish women's rights activists 20th-century Danish women writers {{Denmark-writer-stub