Gyrithe Lemche

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Overview

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Gyrithe Lemche (née Ellen Gyrithe Frisch) born Copenhagen, Denmark April 17, 1866 (d. 1945). “Moses of the Women’s Cause.” Danish novelist and suffragist. Danish delegate to Women's Peace Congress, 1915. Campaigned with women’s association for peace, 1916, and for League of Nations, 1918. Founding member of WILPF forerunner Women’s Peace Chain, 1917.

Quotations

“It is not novel-writing ladies that the women’s cause needs. No, what we need are campaigners, women with intuition, prophets in women’s clothing.” (Tempeltjenere, Beth Johnson, “Moses of the Women’s Cause”, Dec. 19, 2001; photo pinterest.com)