On May 15th 1913, Queen Wilhelmina paid an official visit to the exhibition ‘De Vrouw 1813-1913’ (Woman 1813-1913) in Amsterdam. A couple of months later on August 16th, she came unofficially ‘just to look’. Queen-mother Emma, prince consort Hendrik and crown princess Juliana also visited the exhibition. The exhibition lasted from the 2nd of May until the 30th of […]

On the occasion of International Women’s Year (1975), approximately 250 postage stamps were issued all over the world.

This is a poster made by Feminist publisher De Bonte Was (Colored Wash) for a stand on the Emancipade, an event held from the 20th of May until the 8th of June 1975 in Utrecht. Foundation De Bonte Was was founded in 1974, and evolved from women’s discussion groups in the Women’s Center in Amsterdam. The women […]

Just like her mother Queen Wilhelmina, princess Juliana showed a lively interest in the work of Dutch women’s organizations. This letter, dated December 3rd 1945, proves that. Already at the beginning of the Second World War in 1941, prominent women from major Dutch women organizations of all denominations and political context, came together to discuss important problems originating from the […]