Jaquette Liljencrantz Explained

Jaquette Liljencrantz (1848–1920) was a Danish (originally Swedish) writer, journalist, Women's rights activist and socialist.^[1]

She was employed by the Danish Social Democratic newspaper Social-Demokraten in 1875. She became the first female member of the Social Democrats (Denmark) in 1876.

Her older sister, Lotten von Plomgren (1831-1916), was one of the founders of Svenska kvinnoföreningen för fosterlandets försvar, (the Swedish Women's Association for the Defence of the Fatherland).^[2] Her niece was Ida von Plomgren, a Swedish feminist and one of the first Swedish women's foil fencing champions.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Agnes Jakobina Wilmelmina (Jaquette) Liljencrantz, www.skbl.se/sv/artikel/AgnesJakobinaWilmelminaJaquetteLiljencrantz, Svenskt kvinnobiografiskt lexikon (article by Fia Sundevall), accessed 6 March 2021.
2. Web site: Charlotta (Lotten) Johanna Jakobina von Plomgren . 2024-07-21 . . sv.
3. Web site: skbl.se - Ida Amalia von Plomgren . 2024-07-23 . skbl.se . sv.