Vibeke Salicath

Vibeke Ingeborg Salicath née Frisch (1861–1921) was a Danish philanthropist, feminist and politician. From the 1890s, together with her sister Gyrithe Lemche, she was an active member of the Danish Women's Society where from 1901 she edited Kvinden & Samfundet.

Early life and family Born in Copenhagen on 1 August 1861, Vibeke Ingeborg Frisch was the daughter of the headmaster Hartvig Frisch (1833–90) and Elisabeth Alexandra Mourier (1835–92). She was the elder sister of the feminist Gyrithe Lemche (1866–1945). On 18 October 1884, she married the translator Gerhard Guise Salicath (1859–1937) with whom she had six children, most of whom died as children: Constance Frederikke (1885), Erik (1886–88), Viggo (1887–88), Peter (1891–98), and the twins Karen and Kirsten Emilie (1902), Karen being the only one to survive infancy.