Sophie Oxholm

Sophie Marguerite Oxholm née Bech (25 December 1848 – 3 September 1935) was a Danish noblewoman who was active in the initial planning of the 1895 Copenhagen Women's Exhibition.

[1] Oxholm, who had visited the 1893 World's Fair in Chicago, was impressed by its presentations, especially the show of Danish needlework.

Despite initial enthusiasm, as a result of budgetary and management problems, it was announced in February 1894 that the exhibition would not be held until 1895.

[2][3] After experiencing difficulty in managing the arrangements, Oxholm gave up her position as head of the coordinating committee in early 1895.

She was replaced by Bertha Buch of the Women's Society but it was Emma Gad (1852–1921) who took care of the practical arrangements..[2] Oxholm fell into financial difficulties after her husband's death in 1914 and declared bankruptcy.