Abstract
This PhD thesis focuses on the socialist, sociologist and feminist Dr Hilda Verwey-Jonker (1908-2004). In the introduction, I discuss Verwey-Jonker’s autobiography. The questions her memories provoke were the starting point for my research. I present the results of my investigations in 14 chapters, in which I give my view on her life. In the epilogue, I present answers to the questions Verwey-Jonker’s autobiography raises and connect them with the notion that women are not supposed to fight in public. I thus present a new explanation for the very slow entry of women into Dutch parliamentary politics.
Translated title of the contribution | Passion and Direction. : The lives of Hilda Verwey-Jonker (1908-2004). |
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Original language | Dutch |
Qualification | Doctor (dr.) |
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Award date | 24 Feb 2011 |
Place of Publication | Amsterdam |
Edition | 2 |
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Print ISBNs | 978 90 351 3379 2 |
Publication status | Published - Feb 2011 |
Keywords
- Political History
- Gender
- Sociology