Mina Kruseman

Overview

Mina Kruseman born Velp, Gelderland, Netherlands September 25, 1839 (d. 1922). Pioneering Dutch feminist and pacifist; militant feminist; concert singer named "Oristorio di Frama"; grew up in Dutch East Indies; author, including book on marriage in Indonesia (1872); daughter of military officer, she opposed Franco-German war 1870 and First World War.

Quotations

"We, the women of the world, do not want war more and we will do everything we can to prevent it in the future." (1916 pamphlet, Kunstbus.nl; photo mareonline.nl)