Elisabeth Grundtvig

In the 1880s, she was behind heated discussion on sexual morality calling for unmarried women to uphold their chastity.

[1][2] Born on 1 December 1856 in Copenhagen, Johanne Elisabeth Gtundtvig was the daughter of the archivist Johan Diderik Nicolaj Blicher Grundtvig (1822–1907) and Oline Vilhelmine Christiane Stenersen (1828–1893).

[1] In 1887, she caused considerable commotion in the Women's Society and beyond when she gave an address on "Nutidens sædelige Lighedskrav" (Moral Requirements of Our Times) which was published in Kvinden og Samfundet.

The article triggered an ironic response from Georg Brandes, the leading literary critic of the day, in the newspaper Politiken.

While the outcome led to an increase in membership of the Women's Society, many continued to maintain that sex was not a relevant topic for the organization.