Agnete Bræstrup

Agnete Bræstrup (7 October 1909 – 11 July 1992) was a Danish physician. She founded Foreningen for Familieplanlægning (Association for Family Planning) in 1956,[1][2] which is now known as Sex & Samfund (Sex & Society),[3] a non-profit organization responsible for providing sex education in Denmark.

Agnete Bræstrup
Born(1909-10-07)7 October 1909
Died11 July 1992(1992-07-11) (aged 82)
NationalityDanish
CitizenshipDanish
EducationDoctor of medicine
Alma materUniversity of Copenhagen
Known forSex education, women's and children's rights activism
Spouse(s)Povl Andreas Wimpffen (1908 - 1981) (m. 1936)
ChildrenLiselotte (b. 1937)
Kirsten (b. 1939)
Claus (b. 1945)
Scientific career
FieldsMedicine

References

  1. "Om foreningen". www.kvindeligelaeger.dk (in Danish). Archived from the original on 2016-03-14. Retrieved 2015-04-26.
  2. "Agnete Bræstrup". Den Store Danske (in Danish). Retrieved 2015-04-26.
  3. "Om". Sex & Samfund (in Danish). Retrieved 2015-04-26.

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