1001 Vrouwen uit de Nederlandse geschiedenis
2013 book
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1001 Vrouwen uit de Nederlandse geschiedenis is a compilation of 1001 biographies of famous women of the Netherlands spanning roughly 1700 years.[1]
| Language | Dutch |
|---|---|
| Genre | Biographical dictionary |
| Publisher | Uitgeverij Vantilt |
Publication date | 2013 |
| Publication place | Netherlands |
| Pages | 1555 |
| ISBN | 978-94-6004120-4 |
| OCLC | 827790391 |
Project
The book is the result of a research project called the Digital Women's Lexicon of the Netherlands (Digitaal Vrouwenlexicon van Nederland) led by Els Kloek.[2] The biographies are presented in alphabetical order, and can also be viewed online.[3] The breakdown of biographies per period according to the website (which is still growing) is as follows:
| Period of birth | Number of biographies |
|---|---|
| before 1399 | 70 |
| 1400-1499 | 50 |
| 1500-1599 | 162 |
| 1600-1699 | 295 |
| 1700-1799 | 286 |
| 1800-1899 | 278 |
| 1900-1999 | 125 |
Over 300 writers contributed biographies. The historians Anna de Haas, Marloes Huiskamp, Els Kloek, and Kees Kuiken each wrote over 40 biographies, while nearly a third were the combined work of various editors. The book was designed by Irma Boom.
Gallery (by birth year)
- Saint Cunera (lived ca. 337)
- Petronilla van Saksen (ca. 1082â1144)
- Aleid van Holland (1228â1284)
- Johanna van Brabant (1322â1406)
- Jacoba van Beieren (1401â1436)
- Margaret of Austria, Duchess of Savoy (1480â1530)
- Kenau (1526-1588/1589)
- Judith Leyster (1609â1660)
- Maria Schalcken (1645â1699)
- Rachel Ruysch (1664â1750)
- Henriëtte Catharina van Oranje (1637â1708)
- Belle van Zuylen (1740â1805)
- Marie-Anne Collot (1748â1821)
- Alexine Tinne (1835â1869)
- Thérèse Schwartze (1851â1918)
- Suze Robertson (1855â1922)
- Neel Doff (1858â1942)
- Helene Kröller-Müller (1869â1939)
- Mata Hari (1876â1917)
- Annie M.G. Schmidt (1911â1995)
- Marga Klompé (1912â1986)
- Audrey Hepburn (1929â1993)
- Karin Adelmund (1949â2005)
Included persons
Some of the more prominent women included in the book are:




