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Frederick Franck (1909–2006), painter, sculptor, and author of 30 books who was known for his interest in human spirituality [2] Marius Jansen (1922–2000), American academic, historian, and Emeritus Professor of Japanese History at Princeton University. Herman Melville (1819–1891), author and poet, wrote Moby Dick [3]
The 1953 flood disaster in the Netherlands resulted in the Refugee Relief Act including a slot for 15,000 ethnic Dutch that had at least 50% European blood (one year later loosened to Dutch citizens with at least two Dutch grandparents) and an immaculate legal and political track record. In 1954 only 187 visas were actually granted.
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 ...
Some of the most incredible inventors, writers, politicians, & activists have been women. From Ida B. Wells to Sally Ride, here are women who changed the world. 22 Famous Women in History You Need ...
Willemina Ogterop (1881–1974), Dutch-American stained-glass artist; Saskia Olde Wolbers (born 1971), video artist; Wendelien van Oldenborgh (born 1962), installation artist, painter and video artist; Maria Jacoba Ommeganck (1760–1849), animal painter; Adri Bleuland van Oordt (1862–1944), painter and illustrator
American women achieved several firsts in the professions in the second half of the 1800s. In 1866, Lucy Hobbs Taylor became the first American woman to receive a dentistry degree. [158] In 1878, Mary L. Page became the first woman in America to earn a degree in architecture when she graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ...
With her husband, led an expedition to North America: Alexine Tinne: Dutch 1835: 1869: Dutch explorer in Africa and the first European woman to attempt to cross the Sahara Adeline Van Buren: American 1889: 1949: Along with her sister Augusta Van Buren, the first women to ride solo motorcycles across the continental US Augusta Van Buren ...
Brindis de Salas is the first Black woman in Latin America to publish a book. The 1947 title Pregón de Marimorena discussed the exploitation and discrimination against Black women in Uruguay. 24.