Countess Danner's foundation

Grevinde Danner Stiftelsen set fra siden

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Historic refuge for women

By Frederikke Heick (12 stories)

Danner House in Nansensgade was built for Countess Danner's foundation for worn-out working women in 1873. Over the years, as the welfare system made life easier for single women, whether unmarried or widowed, the need for the foundation declined and in 1979, only…

Danner House in Nansensgade was built for Countess Danner's foundation for worn-out working women in 1873. Over the years, as the welfare system made life easier for single women, whether unmarried or widowed, the need for the foundation declined and in 1979, only four women were left living in the house. The foundation was closed down and the house was sold. The Women's Liberation Movement considered itself the righteous successor and thought the house should remain a refuge for women. They occupied the house in November 1979, and when the women's groups were offered first option to buy for DKK 2.8m, the great Countess Danner Collection began. It was one of Denmark's most wide-scale women's actions. The women set up the house as a crisis centre and refuge for battered women.

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