Johanne Meyer

Johanne Marie Abrahammine Meyer née Petersen (1838–1915) was a Danish suffragist, pacifist and journal editor.

After living in Nyborg until 1867, the couple moved to Copenhagen where her husband became a licensed retailer and she ran a small private school.

[1][3] It had been convened by the Kvindelig Fremskridtsforening (KF, Women's Progressive Society) where she was president from 1889, defining the organization's objectives.

[1][4] In 1889, together with Louise Nørlund and Line Luplau, she founded Kvindevalgretsforeningen (KVF) which was set on achieving voting rights for women.

[4] She continued to push for women's voting rights both in the KVF and by giving a considerable number of lectures.