Everyone knows that Anja Meulenbelt has written ‘De Schaamte voorbij’ (Shame is Over). The publication of this book in 1976, had a major influence on many women and the women’s movement. It is much less known that Anja Meulenbelt also drew for women’s lib. An example is this series of ten different postcards, published by feminist publisher […]

Sexist expressions in the media are a continuing source of irritation for many women and men. In 1974, the need was felt for a complaints department

The Kenau foundation was founded in 1981, with the aim of increasing the physical and mental resistance of women and girls by teaching them self-defence and martial arts.

This is part of a heavily damaged charter, dated 1855, but almost certainly made later. The Ladies-committee mentioned in this charter, however, did exist. In the ‘Tijdschrift uitgegeven van wege de Nederlandsche Maatschappij ter bevordering van de afschaffing der slavernij’ (Magazine of the Dutch Union for the promotion of the abolishment of slavery) the ‘Ladies-committee for the […]