Agnete Bræstrup
Agnete Bræstrup | |
|---|---|
| Born | 7 October 1909 |
| Died | 11 July 1992 (aged 82) |
| Nationality | Danish |
| Citizenship | Danish |
| Education | Doctor of medicine |
| Alma mater | University of Copenhagen |
| Known for | Sex education, women's and children's rights activism |
| Spouse(s) | Povl Andreas Wimpffen (1908 - 1981) (m. 1936) |
| Children | Liselotte (b. 1937) Kirsten (b. 1939) Claus (b. 1945) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Medicine |
Agnete Bræstrup (7 October 1909 – 11 July 1992) was a Danish physician. She founded Foreningen for Familieplanlægning (Association for Family Planning) in 1956,[1][2] which is now known as Sex & Samfund (Sex & Society),[3] a non-profit organization responsible for providing sex education in Denmark.
References[]
- ^ "Om foreningen". www.kvindeligelaeger.dk (in Danish). Archived from the original on 14 March 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
- ^ "Agnete Bræstrup". Den Store Danske (in Danish). Retrieved 26 April 2015.
- ^ "Om". Sex & Samfund (in Danish). Retrieved 26 April 2015.
Bibliography[]
- "Bræstrup, Agnete Meinert". Dansk Kvindebiografisk Leksikon [Dictionary of Danish women] (in Danish).
- "Agnete Bræstrup". Dansk Biografisk Leksikon [Danish Biographical Lexicon] (in Danish).
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