In 1924, the Lower House in the Netherlands still used pre-printed envelopes addressed to ‘Den Heere’ (‘Mr’), as shown in the picture above. However, as of 1918 there had been women in the Chambre as well. Dr. E.C. (Lizzy) van Dorp, LL M (1872-1945) was chosen for the liberal party Lijst Van Houten at the first parliamentary elections where […]

Throughout the years there has been much singing and poetry writing by women in the women’s movement. Almost every archive contains some kind of ‘union song’. Just like in Josephine Sare Rosine Baerveldt-Haver’s archive. In Atria’s library you can find many published song books. This image is from the struggle for women’s suffrage. Collection Josephine Sare Rosine […]

A page from the Liber Amicarum, a gift for the American Carrie Chapman Catt (1859-1947) in 1929, in celebration of her 70th birthday. Carrie Chapman Catt was a famous advocate for women’s suffrage and she received this album from her women’s suffrage friends all over the world. After the Second World War, she donated it to the […]

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 […]