Dutch activist Aletta Jacobs needed to get the personal authorization of the country's prime minister to pursue a higher education due to her sex. In 1879 she became the Netherlands' first woman doctor. Her medical expertise centered on the health and welfare of women and children. Over the years she was an active woman suffragist, healthcare reformer and peace advocate.
Aletta and American Carrie Chapman Catt traveled together around the world in 1910-1911, working with women's groups in many countries to help them better their situations. To discover more about this outstanding European pioneer and her Dutch colleagues visit the website of the Groninger Museum in Groningen, the Netherlands. It featured a 100 years of Women's Suffrage exhibit in 2019. There are some wonderful photographs included. You might also enjoy reading Memories, a translated biography of Aletta Jacobs published by the Feminist Press of the City University of New York.
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