Marie Hjelmer

Fanny Marie Annette Hjelmer born Raaschou (1869–1937) was a Danish women's rights activist and politician.

On returning to Denmark, she became a private tutor until her marriage in 1898 to Carl Frederik Hjelmer, a high-ranking police official, with whom she had three children.

[1] While raising her children, she assisted her father by working in the municipal offices in Præstø, gaining insights into local politics.

Encouraged by her political colleagues, in 1918 she was one of five women elected to the Landsting, the only female representative of the Social Liberals.

[2] At a time when the organization was experiencing serious difficulties, she managed to reconcile the varying views of the younger and older members, paving the way for Edel Saunte to become president in 1936.