Sophie Alberti
Mathilde Elise Sophie Alberti (1846-1947) was a pioneering Danish women's rights activist and a leading member of Kvindelig Læseforening (Women Readers' Association), increasing membership to some 4,600 by 1919.[1][2]
Biography
Alberti was born on 19 September 1846 in Copenhagen, the daughter of the high court procurator and Venstre politician, Carl Christian Alberti (1814-90), and Albertine Sophie Frederikke Westergaard (1814-1901). She was the eldest of four children, her brother Peter Adler Alberti gaining prominence as the instigator of the 1908 Alberti scandal.[1]
Attached to her parents, she remained in the family home until they died. When she was only 16, they allowed her to go to Paris on a study trip with her friend Tagea Rovsing. The two were active in promoting a woman's right to study and followed the parliamentary debates on housewives' rights to an income.[2] After the Women Readers' Association had been established by Rovsing and Sophie Petersen in 1872, Alberti became an active member two years later.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Hevenegård-Lassen, Helle. "Sophie Alberti (1846 - 1947)" (in Danish). Kvinfo. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
- ^ a b Lemche, Gyrithe. "Sophie Alberti" (in Danish). Dansk Biografisk Leksikon. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help)
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
| Other | |
