She was born in Aarhus in Denmark as the daughter of the baker August Holleufer, and her mother Dorthea Marie was one of the leading suffragettes in Denmark at the end of the 19th century.
Hun blev født I Aarhus I Danmark som datter af bager August Holleufer, og hendes mor Dorthea Marie var en af de førende stemmeretskvinder i Danmark i slutningen af det 19. århundrede.