Tagea Brandt née Rovsing (1847–1882), was a Danish woman . The Tagea Brandt Rejselegat is named in her honor.
5-540: The Tagea Brandts Rejselegat (Travel Scholarship) is a Danish award to women who have made a significant contribution in science, literature or art. The grant, which is given without application, was created and endowed by Danish industrialist Vilhelm Brandt (1854–1921) in 1905 in honor of his wife, Tagea Brandt . It is awarded annually on 17 March, her birthday. The charter of 1922 provides that it shall be given to outstanding women in science, art, music, literature and theater arts (particularly in this case to actresses at
10-514: The Royal Danish Theatre ). The intent is for the awardee to both broaden her horizons while promoting Danish society abroad, and to benefit from vacation and rest time. The first scholarships were given in 1924; the first time the amount was DKK 10.000, in 1958 it was increased to DKK 15.000, in 1967 to 25.000, later to 50,000, and currently it is DKK 75.000, which usually is given to 2-3 women annually. Tagea Brandt Brandt
15-565: The Danish women's movement of first wave feminism , and was one of the first members of the Dansk Kvindesamfund (DK) when it was founded in 1871. Tagea and her sister Esther was introduced by their mother to Kvindelig Læseforening ('Women's Reading Club'). She was a board member and secretary of Kvindelig Læseforening from 1877 until 1880. She was known for her clear head and optimism. In 1880, she resigned her assignments within
20-486: The women's movement in order to enter a love marriage with a man she had known for ten years. In 1881 she married Danish industrialist Vilhelm Brand . She died in Odense in 1882, one year after her marriage, in an illness of the blood. Her sudden death inspired her widower to create an award to her honor. The Tagea Brandt Rejselegat (Travel Scholarship) is a Danish award given annually on 17 March to women who have made
25-566: Was born Tagea Rovsing in Copenhagen on 17 March, 1847. She was born to the educator, principal and politician Kristen Rovsing (1812–1889) and the feminist and women's right activist Marie Rovsing (1814–1888). She was educated at the progressive girls' school Døtreskolen af 1791 , and was able to study the French language in Paris in 1861. Her mother belonged to the pioneer generation of
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