Mary Westenholz
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Mary Bess Westenholz, pen name Bertel Wrads, (13 August 1857 – 8 May 1947) was an influential Danish Unitarian, women's rights activist, writer and editor.[1] She was the aunt of the author Karen Blixen, and is remembered for encouraging her niece to publish her first short stories.[2]
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Born | Mary Bess Westenholz (1857-08-13)13 August 1857 Mattrup, Denmark |
Died | 8 May 1947(1947-05-08) (aged 89) Hørsholm, Denmark |
Burial place | Hørsholm Cemetery |
Other names | Bertel Wrads |
Relatives | Andreas Nicolai Hansen (grandfather) Karen Blixen (niece) Ellen Dahl (niece) Thomas Dinesen (nephew) |
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