Louise Gustave Dorothea Hildegard Wright néeBauditz (1861–1935) was a Danish philanthropist, feminist and peace activist. From 1913, she headed the philanthropicPræmieselskabet for Plejemødre, an association for foster mothers which supervised over 600 foster children. She was also an active member ofDanske Kvinders Nationalråd (the National Women's Council) where she served as vice-president. In 1915, she was one of the founding members of theDanske Kvinders Fredskæde, the Danish chapter of theWomen's International League for Peace and Freedom, serving as a board member (1921–1924).[1][2]
Born on 30 January 1861 inFleckeby,Schleswig, Louise Gustave Dorothea Hildegard Bauditz was the daughter of the Carl Adolph Valentin Bauditz (1810–1895) and Elisabeth Carlsen (1838-1902). When she was three years old, as a result of theSecond Schleswig War, the family moved toHelsingør where the father headed an old people's home. When she was 15, she met Hans Beck Wright (1854–1925) at a ball. They married in 1886.[1]
Wright's primary interest was philanthropic. In 1913, she became director of thePræmieselskabet for Plejemødre, a society for working mothers, supervising over 600 Copenhagen foster children under the age of five, She remained in the post for the rest of her life. In 1911, she became a member ofDanske Kvinders Nationalråd (DKN)'s press committee and in 1914 she joined the board ofForeningen Mødres og Børns Bespisning, an association for the welfare of single mothers with children.[1][2]
As Wright was a native ofSouthern Jutland, with the outbreak of theFirst World War in 1914, she headedFlensborg-Samfundet (the Flensburg Society) in the hope that the former Danish territories would be returned to Denmark. The following year, she joinedDanske Kvinders Fredskæde, the Danish chapter of the newly established Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom. She was active in managing the Danish chapter where she served on the board from 1921 to 1924 and later became an honorary member.[1]
Thanks to her support for the Danes in Southern Jutland, following reunification in 1920, as head of the Flensburg Society she travelled to Germany each summer with Hanne Jenssen to provide encouragement for the Danes living in Southern Schleswig. She also became an honorary member ofDen Sydslesvigske Kvindeforening, the South Schlesvig Women's Association.[1]
In the 1930s, Wright initiated a women's association for assisting the funding of a church inJægersborg.[3]
After she lost her husband in 1925, Louise Wright spent the rest of her life together with her daughter Lissie inJægersborg. She died inGentofte on 15 April 1935.[1]