Aletta Jacobs
(1854-1929)
Dutch physician
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Aletta Henriëtte Jacobs (9 February 1854 – 10 August 1929) was a Dutch physician and women's suffrage activist. As the first woman officially to attend a Dutch university, she became one of the first female physicians in the Netherlands. In 1882, she founded the world's first birth control clinic and was a leader in both the Dutch and international women's movements. She led campaigns aimed at deregulating prostitution, improving women's working conditions, promoting peace and calling for women's right to vote.
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9 February 1854 Sappemeer, Netherlands
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| Died |
10 August 1929 (aged 75) Baarn, Netherlands
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| Zodiac | Aquarius |
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