Betje Wollf and Aagje Deken.
Two female liberal thinkers in Holland in 18th C. will be highlighted with shared exhibitions in museums in Purmerend and The Beemster in the second half of 2026.
More details later.
Betje Wolff-Bekker (24 July 1738 – 5 November 1804) was a Dutch novelist who, with "Aagje Deken, wrote several popular epistolary novels such as Sara Burgerhart (1782) and Willem Levend (1784).
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She wrote her books in "letter"-style.
The country " The Netherlands " did not even exist
Dutch changed much more than English because of its trading-culture.
More difficult to read.
I did not even read them yet. But she is regarded as having similarities with Jane Austen' s sharp and witty view.
I dare say I have been pushing a bit to the leafing team about projects like that, like I see here on Mastodon. Female hero's also neglected in Dutch history:)
hanktank61
Jill