collection highlight The female body graphically depicted Dr. Aletta Henriëtte Jacobs made a very clever book with moveble parts to show the working of the female body in a comprehensive, yet understandable manner. Read more
collection highlight First women’s organization: Arbeid Adelt (the Nobility of Labor) Betsy Perk (1833-1906) was a multifaceted woman. She wrote novels, plays and worked as a translator. In 1872, she made a renowned lecture tour together with the all-round feminist Mina Kruseman. But she didn’t stop there. In 1871, she founded the first rural women association in the Netherlands: Arbeid Adelt (the Nobility of Labor). The aim of Arbeid […] Read more