Elisabeth Johansen

Elisabeth Johansen
1973
Born
Elisabeth Maria Sara Johansen

(1907-08-01)1 August 1907
Uummannaq, Greenland
Died21 June 1993(1993-06-21) (aged 85)
Uummannaq, Greenland
NationalityDanish
Occupation(s)midwife, politician
Years active1931–1975

Elisabeth Johansen (1 August 1907 – 21 June 1993) was a Greenlandic midwife and politician. She was the first certified midwife in the country, as well as the first woman to attain a political office in Greenland. She was the first women appointed Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog.