Elisa Petersen

Elisabeth Amalie Petersen born Parelius, usually known as Elisa Petersen, (1876–1932) was a Danish politician and women's rights activist. She was involved in the women's movement from 1907 and served on the municipal council of Næstved from 1909. As a member of the Danish Women's Society, she contributed in particular to children's welfare, later serving as president of the organisation from 1924 to 1931. Representing the Liberal Party, from 1928 until her death in 1932 she served as a member in the Landsting.

Biography Born on 3 January 1876 in Aarhus, Elisabeth Amalie Petersen was the daughter of the station master Hans Ludvig Schjellerup Parelius (1853–1930) and Amalie Marie Bendixen (1843–1895). She was admitted to the Polytechnical Institute in 1899 but broke off her studies shortly afterwards, becoming a teacher at Fru Skjold's girls' school in Næstved.