Congratulations to Professor Em. Mara R. Wade, newly elected member of the Det Kgl. Danske Selskab for Fædrelandets Historie (Royal Society for History of Denmark)

The Society was founded in 1745 to promote the study of the history and culture of Denmark.  There are currently about 67 Danish members and about twenty from outside of Denmark, not surprisingly most them from Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.  There are 3 US members, of which Professor Em. Mara R. Wade is now one and the only US woman.  The society publishes a journal Danske Magazin as well as monographs and editions.