Johanne Elisabeth Münter née Johnson (1844–1921) was a Danish writer and women's rights activist.
After travelling to Japan with her husband in 1895, Münter authored several books on Japanese women and her own fascination with the country.
[1][2] Born on 13 May 1844 in Rønne, Bornholm, Münter was the daughter of the ship owner Peter Johnson (1786–1850) and Maren Kirstine Sonne (1801–1882).
[1] From 1873, Münter spent 10 years in Malmö, Sweden, where her husband was director of a shipyard as well as Danish consul.
In 1906, she founded and headed the women's suffrage organization Kvindevalgretsklubben (KVK) which became known as "Fru Münters Club".