Kirstine Frederiksen

Elisabeth Kirstine Frederiksen (1845–1903) was a Danish pedagogue, writer and women's activist. Influenced by study trips to the United States, she was a pioneer of visual pedagogy in Denmark, publishing Anskuelsesundervisning, Haandbog for Lærere (Visual Instruction: a Handbook for Teachers) in 1889. She was also an active contributor to the women's movement, chairing the Women Readers' Association from 1875 to 1879, and the Danish Women's Society from 1887 to 1894.

Biography Born on 6 February 1845 in Fuglsang Manor on the Danish island of Lolland, Frederiksen was the eldest daughter of estate owner and farmer Johannes Ditlev Friderichsen (1791–1861) and Maria Hansen (1811–1901), and was the younger sister of Niels Christian Frederiksen and Erhard Frederiksen. at Frederiksberg's state school from 1879 to 1895, and taught pedagogy at N. Zahle's School in Copenhagen from 1882 to 1844.

In 1903, Frederiksen travelled to the United States with her friend Augusta Fenger. She died on 31 August 1903, while staying in the Allegheny Mountains.