Agnete Bræstrup (7 October 1909 – 11 July 1992) was a Danish physician. She founded Foreningen for Familieplanlægning (Association for Family Planning) in 1956,[1][2] which is now known as Sex & Samfund (Sex & Society),[3] a non-profit organization responsible for providing sex education in Denmark.

Agnete Bræstrup
Born(1909-10-07)7 October 1909
Died11 July 1992(1992-07-11) (aged 82)
Copenhagen, Denmark
EducationDoctor of medicine
Alma materUniversity of Copenhagen
Known forSex education, women's and children's rights activism
Spouse
Povl Andreas Wimpffen
(m. 1936; died 1981)
Children3
Scientific career
FieldsMedicine

References

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  1. ^ "Om foreningen". www.kvindeligelaeger.dk (in Danish). Archived from the original on 14 March 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
  2. ^ "Agnete Bræstrup". Den Store Danske (in Danish). Retrieved 26 April 2015.
  3. ^ "Om". Sex & Samfund (in Danish). Archived from the original on 10 April 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2015.

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