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A comment on this problem would be that if f^(n) are monotone ( here f any continuous function, not necessarily odd or even, also I assume that f^(n) is monotone not |f^(n)| ) then one can assume that they are positive. And if Fourier coefficients are real and positive then they must be absolutely convergent, that is {f^(n)} is in l_1. This follows easily from property of Fejer's kernel, i.e. that it is positive operator with integral 1:

sum over k of (1-|k|/n)f^(k)*exp(ikt) = integral of F(t-s)f(s) <= sup|f| so 1/2( sum over -n/2, n/2) of f^(k)) <= sup|f|