1001 Vrouwen uit de Nederlandse geschiedenis

1001 Vrouwen uit de Nederlandse geschiedenis is a compilation of 1001 biographies of famous women of the Netherlands spanning roughly 1700 years.^[1]

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:

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)

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  Saint Cunera (lived ca. 337)
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  Petronilla van Saksen

  (ca. 1082-1144)
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  Aleid van Holland

  (1228 - 1284)
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  Johanna van Brabant

  (1322-1406)
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  Jacoba van Beieren

  (1401-1436)
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  Margaret of Austria, Duchess of Savoy (1480-1530)
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  Kenau (1526-1588/1589)
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  Judith Leyster (1609-1660)
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  Maria Schalcken (1645-1699)
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  Rachel Ruysch (1664-1750)
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  Henriëtte Catharina van Oranje

  (1637-1708)
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  Belle van Zuylen

  (1740-1805)
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  Marie-Anne Collot (1748 - 1821)
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  Alexine Tinne (1835-1869)
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  Thérèse Schwartze (1851-1918)
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  Suze Robertson (1855-1922)
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  Neel Doff (1858-1942)
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  Helene Kröller-Müller (1869-1939)
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  Mata Hari (1876-1917)
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  Annie M.G. Schmidt (1911-1995)
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  Marga Klompé (1912-1986)
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  Audrey Hepburn (1929-1993)
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  Karin Adelmund (1949-2005)

Included persons

Some of the more prominent women included in the book are:

References