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Aletta Henriette Jacobs

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Aletta Henriette Jacobs · Civil Rights & Human Rights

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A pioneer in many realms—birth control, women’s suffrage, peace activism, and envisioning a wider future for women—Aletta Henriette Jacobs began her career as the Netherland’s first women physician in 1879.

When

9 February 1854

Biography

Aletta Henriette Jacobs is recognized among Jewish contributors to Civil Rights & Human Rights — A pioneer in many realms—birth control, women’s suffrage, peace activism, and envisioning a wider future for women—Aletta Henriette Jacobs began her career as the Netherland’s first women physician in 1879.

How & why

A pioneer in many realms—birth control, women’s suffrage, peace activism, and envisioning a wider future for women—Aletta Henriette Jacobs began her career as the Netherland’s first women physician in 1879. That is how the Shalvi/Hyman Encyclopedia of Jewish Women, the scholarly reference published by the Jewish Women's Archive, opens its entry on her, written by Harriet Feinberg, and the entry is linked below.

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Source: Shalvi/Hyman Encyclopedia of Jewish Women (Jewish Women's Archive) — Harriet Feinberg

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A pioneer in many realms—birth control, women’s suffrage, peace activism, and envisioning a wider future for women—Aletta Henriette Jacobs began her career as the Netherland’s first women physician in 1879.

1854

Source: Shalvi/Hyman Encyclopedia of Jewish Women (Jewish Women's Archive) — Harriet Feinberg