1. Johanna Wilhelmina Antoinette Naber was a Dutch feminist, historian and author during the first feminist wave.
16 Facts About Johanna Naber
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Johanna Naber was one of the three founders of the International Archives for the Women's Movement, now known as Atria Institute on gender equality and women's history, and was herself a prolific author of historical texts about influential women and the women's movement.
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Johanna Naber was the second child and first daughter of rector and professor of philology and classical languages Samuel Adrianus Naber and his wife Anna Elizabeth L'Honore.
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The Johanna Naber family moved from Zwolle to Amsterdam in 1870.
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In 1876, Johanna Naber received her HBS diploma after which she continued studying to acquire several teaching certificates.
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Johanna Naber remained unmarried and was therefore expected to stay at home and care for her elderly parents and, later, her unmarried brothers.
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Johanna Naber lived on her own for the first time at age 77.
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Johanna Naber went on to become board member and press officer of the Vereeniging voor Vrouwenkiesrecht.
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Johanna Naber was one of six Dutch women who were present at the inaugural meeting of the International Woman Suffrage Alliance in Berlin in 1904.
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Johanna Naber briefly serves as the IWSA's Second Assistant Secretary, but was forced to resign due to her commitments as historian and author.
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Johanna Naber was involved in the organisation of a second exhibition on women's contributions to society in 1913 and consequently met several times with Dutch queen Wilhelmina who eventually knighted her in the Order of Oranje-Nassau.
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Johanna Naber was president of the Dutch Women's Council between 1917 and 1922.
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Johanna Naber furthermore braved an attempt at an overview of the Dutch Women's Movement.
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In 1914, Johanna Naber established De Nederlandsche Vrouwengids to address women's issues and concerns.
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Unlike many of her contemporaries in the women's movement, Johanna Naber was a staunch opposer of pacifism and was involved in several organisations that plead for a strong army in the early 1920s.
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Johanna Naber was a member of the Liberal State Party and her perspective on gender equality was adopted as part of the party's programme.