53:, Ellen Dorothea Johanna Andersen was the daughter of the estate owner Peter Jordt Brodersen (1865–1936) and Johanna Helene Louise née Voswinckel (1866–1945). Her early education was provided by tutors while her German-born mother, who had lived in England, ensured her fluency in German and English. She completed her schooling at the high school in Horsens, matriculating in 1916. The family moved to
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Elisabeth Budde-Lund (1941). She also put together envelopes containing information and samples of regional costumes which were made available to dancing clubs wishing to prepare local costumes. In the 1940s, Andersen was also co-editor of
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had been identified. After retiring in 1966, she published
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170:(in Danish). Gyldendal: Dansk Biograpfisk Leksikon
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