Louise Keilhau

Overview

Louise Keilhau (née Ottesen) born Kristiansand, Norway May 25, 1860 (d. 1927). WILPF founding member; teacher; suffragist; founder Norwegian Committee for Permanent Peace.

Quotations

“We women, in International Congress assembled, protest against the madness and horror of war, involving as it does a reckless sacrifice of human life and the destruction of so much that humanity has laboured through centuries to build up.” (resolution, April 28, 1915, The Hague, wilpf.org/anniversary-exhibits)