Aletta Jacobs travelled around the world together with Carrie Chapman Catt. In 1912 they visited China, where Aletta Jacobs received this beautiful fan from Sophia Chang. She was the acting president of the organization for women’s suffrage in Shanghai. The fan was handmade by Chang herself. On it one can find a verse in Chinese characters. Just before their […]

During WWI, Aletta Jacobs started her own peace tour through Germany, Belgium, Austria, France, Italy, England, Switzerland and the United States.

Letter and moving images discovered!