Alfa Tofft

The Aarhus Badminton Hall under construction in 1935

Alfa Tofft (11 January 1911 – 29 July 2004) was a pioneering Danish badminton enthusiast who later became an educator. In 1935, she founded Denmark's first badminton club, Aarhus Badmintonklub. Ten years later, she was a co-founder of Red Barnet, the Danish branch of Save the Children. From 1965 to 1974, she was director of Jydsk Børnehave-Seminarium, a teacher-training establishment for kindergarten teachers.[1][2]

  1. ^ Hougaard, Thilde. "Alfa Tofft (1911 - 2004)" (in Danish). Kvinfo. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  2. ^ Trangbæk, Else (2005). Kvindernes idræt: fra rødder til top. Gyldendal A/S. pp. 173–. ISBN 978-87-02-01893-6.