Background
She was the daughter of the teacher Theodorus Language (1802-1861) and Ulricha Johanne Linderstrøm (1822-1900).
She was the daughter of the teacher Theodorus Language (1802-1861) and Ulricha Johanne Linderstrøm (1822-1900).
She was educated at home, 1871-1874 at the teacher"s courses of Louise Westergaard, and 1881-1882 at the school of Natalie Zahle.
In since 1882, she managed a girl school in Silkeborg. She had great success, added a women"s teachers" seminar to her school and was given the right to issue professional degrees in 1887. In 1891-1892, she was given the task by the government to lobby for the foundation of a governmental women"s teachers seminar, though she was not successful.
In 1893, she founded the Den danske Pigeskole or DDP, which held regular debates over issues of women"s education.
This organized the first exhange between teachers and students in the Nordic countries.