Geesje Feddes
Geesje Feddes | |
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| Born | 22 December 1831 Leeuwarden, Netherlands |
| Died | 24 September 1882 (aged 50) Leeuwarden, Netherlands |
| Occupations | Feminist and writer |
| Children | 12 |
Geesje Beekhuis (née Feddes, 22 December 1831 – 24 September 1882) was a Dutch feminist and writer.
Family
Feddes was born on 22 December 1831 in Leeuwarden. Her father was a merchant who traded in livestock and real estate and her mother came from a family of goldsmiths. She married Christiaan Houdijn Beekhuis, who worked as a notary, on 15 February 1855 in Leeuwarden. She moved to live with her husband in Buitenpost and they had twelve children.[1][2]
Career
In 1870, Feddes published the pamphlet Equal Rights for All! (Dutch: Gelijk recht voor allen!).[3] The 36 page pamphlet was published under a pseudonym and argued for equal legal rights to men for women in Dutch society.[1][4] She compared the rights of women to those of criminals.[5]
During the later 1870s, Feddes also wrote letters to the women's weekly magazine Ons Streven.[1]
Death
Feddes died on 24 September 1882 in Leeuwarden.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 Kloek, Els (12 January 2025). "Feddes, Geesje (1831-1882)". Digitaal Vrouwenlexicon van Nederland (in Dutch).
- ↑ "A small selection from the rich history of 'De Olde Signorie'". deoldesignorie.nl. Retrieved 19 August 2026.
- ↑ Poelstra, Jannie (1996). Luiden van een andere beweging: huishoudelijke arbeid in Nederland, 1840-1920 (in Dutch). Het Spinhuis. p. 130. ISBN 978-90-5589-064-4.
- ↑ Aerts, Remieg; Brummer, Coen; Schutte, Gertjan (14 November 2024). Machtswoorden: Over schrijverschap en politiek in Nederland (in Dutch). Prometheus. ISBN 978-90-446-5781-4.
- ↑ "Wandeling door Leeuwarden vol verhalen over illustere Friese vrouwen". Trouw (in Dutch). Retrieved 19 August 2026.