FIRST - woman in the Netherlands to study at a university - Groningen, NL
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N 53° 13.151 E 006° 33.711
32U E 337218 N 5899428
Aletta Jacobs was de eerste aan een universiteit afgestudeerde vrouwelijke arts.
Waymark Code: WM1C71B
Location: Groningen, Netherlands
Date Posted: 06/21/2025
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De tekst rondom de sokkel van het beeld luid:
Aletta Jacobs
1854 - 1929
Eerste vrouwelijke student in Nederland werd docor in 1879 de geneeskunde aan de universiteit Groningen. Strijdster voor rechten van vrouwen.
"1854 - 1929
Aletta Jacobs
Opkomen voor gelijke rechten
Aletta Jacobs is de eerste vrouw in Nederland die officieel wordt toegelaten tot de universiteit. Ook is ze de eerste vrouw die arts wordt en de eerste vrouw die promoveert. In Nederland is ze bekend als boegbeeld van de eerste feministische golf en vanwege haar strijd voor vrouwenkiesrecht."
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The text around the pedestal of the statue reads:
Aletta Jacobs
1854 - 1929
First female student in the Netherlands became a doctor in medicine at the University of Groningen in 1879. Fighter for women's rights.
"1854 - 1929
Aletta Jacobs
Standing up for equal rights
Aletta Jacobs is the first woman in the Netherlands to be officially admitted to university. She is also the first woman to become a doctor and the first woman to obtain a doctorate. In the Netherlands, she is known as the figurehead of the first feminist wave and because of her fight for women's suffrage."
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