Before having a number of short stories published in the newspaper Kbenhavn using the pen name Helga Maynert, Herman Bang earned a living for a time as a lawyer in central Copenhagen.
Agnes Kathinka Malling Henningsen (18 November 1868  21 April 1962) was a Danish writer and an activist for sexual freedom. While still married, she developed a friendship with Herman Bang who in 1891 helped her to have a number of short stories published in the newspaper Kbenhavn using the pen name Helga Maynert. As a single mother, Agnes Henningsen earned a living for a time as a hairdresser in central Copenhagen but later devoted all her time to writing. 
