Theodora Daugaard was a Danish women's rights activist, born in 1874, Denmark. Thora Daugaard was a key figure in the Danish women's rights movement. She ran the Danske Kvinders Fredskæde, which was the Danish branch of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF), an organization dedicated to promoting peace and disarmament. During World War I, she was involved in efforts to mediate conflicts and promote nonviolent solutions. Her work with WILPF involved extensive travel and collaboration with other peace activists around the world. In addition to her work in women's rights and peace activism, she provided support to refugees and victims of war. More specifically, she assisted the Jews and their children in Nazi-occupied Denmark during the Second World War. In 1918, she started the construction of a building for single, self-employed women in Denmark; the Clara Raphael House which has 150 apartments, a restaurant and laundry. It was completed by 1920. Daugaard became the editor of a new women’s magazine in 1919, before her later career as a peace activist. She was employed by the Danish Women's Society as editorial secretary for their journal Kvinden og Samfundet. Daugaard's contributions to women's rights, peace, and humanitarian causes had a profound impact on both national and international levels. Her efforts helped to advance equality, promote nonviolent conflict resolution, and support vulnerable populations. She is remembered as a pioneering activist who dedicated her life to the pursuit of social justice. Daugaard continued her activism until her death in June, 1951.

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