Global InformationMagdalene Lauridsen information
Magdalene Lauridsen | |
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 Lauridsen in 1933 | |
| Born | 25 April 1873 Holsted, Denmark |
| Died | 5 July 1957 (aged 84) Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Alma mater | Askov Højskole |
| Occupation(s) | Schoolteacher and headmistress |
| Spouse | Peter Dam (m.1911) |
| Children | 1 |
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Magdalene Lauridsen (25 April 1873, Holsted—5 July 1957, Copenhagen) was a Danish schoolteacher and headmistress. In 1895, she founded Sorø Husholdningsskole, Denmark's first home economics school, followed in 1902 by Ankerhus Seminarium, the country's first teacher training college to specialize in home economics and housekeeping. Lauridsen also fought for rights for women, including the right to vote, and stressed the importance of fruit and vegetable farming for rural households. Active in organizational work, in 1906 she founded and chaired Foreningen af Husholdningslærerinder og -lærere (FHL), an association for home economics teachers, and in 1909 brought together delegates from the Nordic countries to the first collaborative meeting on household interests. In 1919, she converted Ankerhus Seminarium into an independent institution but continued to run the college until her retirement in 1943.[1][2][3]
- ^ Niedergaard, Gustav (22 April 2023). "Magdalene Lauridsen" (in Danish). lex: Kvinfo. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
- ^ Dam, Folmer (1957). "Årsskrif fra Anherhus 1957: Magdalene Lauridsen" (PDF) (in Danish). Danskernes Historie Online: Foreningen Ankerhus. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
- ^ Rasmussen, Annette; Egedal Andreasen, Karen (2020). "Magdalene Lauridsen (1873-1957): Danish Pioneer in the Field of Home Economics" (in Danish). Aalborg Universitet. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
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