Kirsten Gloerfelt-Tarp
Kirsten Gloerfelt-Tarp | |
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| Member of the Folketing for Eastern Copenhagen constituency | |
| In office 30 October 1945 – 15 November 1960 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Kirsten Gjessing Gloerfelt-Tarp 1 December 1889 Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Died | 30 March 1977 (aged 87) Gentofte, Denmark |
| Party | Danish Social Liberal Party |
| Spouse |
Bror Vigo Valfred Globerfelt-Tarp
(m. 1927; died 1958) |
| Children | 1 |
| Education | N. Zahle's School |
| Alma mater | University of Copenhagen |
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Kirsten Gjessing Gloerfelt-Tarp (1 December 1889 – 30 March 1977) was a Danish economist, politician, office manager and women's rights activist. She was chairwoman of the Kvinderådet from 1931 to 1946, head of section at the Danish Labour and Factory Inspectorate (today the Danish Working Environment Authority) from 1938 to 1958 and represented the Eastern Copenhagen constituency of the Folketing for the Danish Social Liberal Party from 1945 to 1960. Globerfelt-Tarp was active on committees and commissions focused on social and women's issues, fought for the position of women in the labour market during the mass unemployment of the 1930s and took part in humanitarian activities.