Henriette "Henni" Forchhammer (1863 – 1955) was a Danish educator and women's rights

Women's rights

Women's rights are entitlements and freedoms claimed for women and girls of all ages in many societies.In some places these rights are institutionalized or supported by law, local custom, and behaviour, whereas in others they may be ignored or suppressed...

 activist.

She was a daughter of Johannes Nicolai Georg Forchhammer

Johannes Nicolai Georg Forchhammer

Johannes Nicolai Georg Forchhammer was a Danish philologist.He was born in Copenhagen as a son of Johan Georg Forchhammer. He was a nephew of August Friedrich Wilhelm Forchhammer. He finished his secondary education in 1843, and completed the cand.philol. degree in 1848. He took the magistratus...

, a sister of physicist and educator Johannes Georg Forchhammer

Johannes Georg Forchhammer

Johannes Georg Forchhammer was a Danish physicist and educator.He was born in Aalborg as a son of Johannes Nicolai Georg Forchhammer. He was a brother of teacher Henni Forchhammer and singer Viggo Forchhammer and uncle of theatre director Bjarne Forchhammer...

 and singer Viggo Forchhammer and aunt of theatre director Bjarne Forchhammer

Bjarne Forchhammer

Bjarne Forchhammer was a Danish film actor. He appeared in 25 films between 1933 and 1968.He was born in Germany and died in Denmark.-Filmography:* Kongen bød * Barnet * Vagabonden...

. She was a granddaughter of Johan Georg Forchhammer

Johan Georg Forchhammer

Johan Georg Forchhammer was a Danish mineralogist and geologist.Forchhammer was born at Husum, Schleswig. After studying at the universities of Kiel and Copenhagen from 1815 to 1818, he joined Hans Christian Ørsted and Lauritz Esmarch in their mineralogical exploration of Bornholm, and took a...

 and grandniece of August Friedrich Wilhelm Forchhammer

August Friedrich Wilhelm Forchhammer

August Friedrich Wilhelm Forchhammer was a jurist and historian from the Duchy of Schleswig.He was born in Husum...

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In 1899 she was a co-founder of Danske Kvinders Nationalråd, and she was also a board member from the start. She chaired the organization from 1913 to 1931. She also co-founded the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom

Women's International League for Peace and Freedom

The Women's International League for Peace and Freedom was established in the United States in January 1915 as the Woman's Peace Party...

 in 1915, and was vice president of the International Council of Women

International Council of Women

The International Council of Women was the first women's organization to work across national boundaries for the common cause of advocating human rights for women. In March and April 1888, women leaders came together in Washington D.C...

 from 1914 to 1930. From 1920 to 1937 she was a delegate to the League of Nations

League of Nations

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. She died in 1955.