History of Red Stocking Movement (Denmark) in Timeline

By Popular Timelines Editorial Team · Updated: April 26, 2026

The Red Stocking Movement was a Danish feminist movement founded in 1970 and active until the mid-1980s. Inspired by the Redstockings in New York, it united left-wing feminists advocating for equal rights, particularly equal pay. The movement also tackled issues related to the treatment of women both in the workplace and within the family structure, aiming to improve women's overall social and economic standing in Denmark.

1940: Birth of Bente Hansen

Bente Hansen, an active member of the Red Stocking Movement, was born in 1940.

1942: Birth of Ulla Dahlerup

Ulla Dahlerup, an active member of the Red Stocking Movement, was born in 1942.

1944: Birth of Litten Hansen and Vibeke Vasbo

Litten Hansen and Vibeke Vasbo, active members of the Red Stocking Movement, were born in 1944.

1945: Birth of Drude Dahlerup and Karen Syberg

Drude Dahlerup and Karen Syberg, active members of the Red Stocking Movement, were born in 1945.

1946: Birth of Suzanne Giese

Suzanne Giese, an active member of the Red Stocking Movement, was born in 1946.

1947: Birth of Karen Jespersen

Karen Jespersen, an active member of the Red Stocking Movement, was born in 1947.

1960: Young women activists inspired by the New York Redstockings

In the 1960s, a group of young women activists from the Danish Women's Society, supported by organizations such as Kanonklubben and Kældergruppen, were inspired by the New York Redstockings to set up Denmark's own Red Stocking Movement.

1969: Redstockings founded in New York City

In 1969, the Redstockings were founded in New York City, which later inspired the establishment of the Red Stocking Movement in Denmark.

April 1970: Women's intervention during Danish Life Guards parade

In April 1970, during the weekly parade of the Danish Life Guards in central Copenhagen, a group of women intervened by discarding their clothes and joining women from the Tuborg brewery who were demonstrating for equal pay.

1970: Establishment of the Red Stocking Movement in Denmark

In 1970, the Red Stocking Movement was established in Denmark. The movement fought for equal rights for women, addressing issues such as equal pay and treatment in the workplace and family.