Karen Dahlerup

Karen Marie Dahlerup Andersen (1920–2018) was a Danish women's rights activist and a politician representing the Social Democrats. Keen to support equal treatment of men and women, she served as editor of the party's magazine Frie Kvinder before entering the Folketing, first as a successor to members who had resigned, then as a member in her own right (1977–1981). She was also a member of the European Parliament (1977–1979). In the late 1980s, Dahlerup served on the municipal council of Løkken-Vrå, where she became deputy mayor.

Early life, education and family Born on 17 January 1920 in Brønderslev in the north of Jutland, Karen Maria Christensen was the daughter of the carpenter Chresten Christensen (1893–1961) and his wife Amalie (1894–1972). She was one of the family's three daughters. On graduating from middle school, she trained as a pharmacy technician. In November 1942, she married the foreman Henry Dahlerup Andersen with whom she had two children, Lene (1943) and Hanne (1944).

In 1984, Dahlerup moved to Løkken. She served on the municipal council of Løkken-Vrå and became deputy mayor (1986–89).

Karen Dahlerup Andersen died on 10 June 2018.