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Today the majority of the Dutch Americans live in the U.S. states of California, New York, Michigan, Iowa, Washington, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Montana, Ohio and Pennsylvania. This is a list of notable Dutch Americans , including both original immigrants who obtained American citizenship and Americans of full or partial Dutch ancestry.
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
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.
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 ...
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 ...
Ellen F. Steinberg, a.k.a. Annie Sprinkle, American former sex worker, porn star, and sex educator and writer; Valérie Tasso, French author; Estella Marie Thompson, also known as Divine Brown, an American and former prostitute who gained public attention in 1995 when actor Hugh Grant was caught receiving oral sex from her in his car
Marianna Sachse, 45, is an American who gave birth to her second child in the Netherlands. She noticed that strangers would intervene to give her advice or help watch her kids.
Victoria Woodhull was the first woman to run for president in the U.S. and she made her historic run in 1872 – before women even had the right to vote! She supported women's suffrage as well as welfare for the poor, and though it was frowned upon at the time, she didn't shy away from being vocal about sexual freedom.