 In 1864-65, she participated in the founding of the Swedish Red Cross.In 1874, Adlersparre co-founded Friends of Handicraft ("Handarbetets vänner") with Hanna Winge and served as its chairperson until 1887.The purpose of the organisation was to raise the quality and thereby the status of women's handicraft work, which at the time was a very important source of income for women in need of self-support.