constitution in order to allow women to vote. The amendment was adopted in 1915. Lemche also took on the task of editing the society's journal Kvinden og Samfundet (Woman and Society) from 1913 to 1919. Although she retired from the presidency of the Women's Society in 1918, to be replaced by Julie Arenholt, she remained active in the organization, becoming an honorary member in 1944. Lemche's experiences as a women's activist are described in her three-volume semi-autobiographical novel Tempeltjenere (1926–28). She was active in other women's organizations such as Kvindernes Bygning which she chaired from 1916 to 1929. She also served on the board of Dansk Forfatterforening (Danish Authors' Society). Death Gyrithe Lemche died on 3 February 1945 in Lyngby. She is buried in Lyngby's Assistens Cemetery. Awards and honours Among the many awards she received for her work are the Tagea Brandt Travel Scholarship (1927) and the Ingenio et Arti medal (1934). References External links 1866 births 1945 deaths Writers from Copenhagen People from Kongens Lyngby Danish novelists Danish women writers Danish women's rights activists Recipients of Ingenio et Arti