VOOR KUNST EN VROUWENRECHTEN

Waanders Uitgevers

Book

240 × 170 mm / offset print

2024

Voor kunst en vrouwenrechten (For Art and Women’s Rights), written by Chris van Weel. Mathilde Cohen Tervaert-Israëls emerged as a passionate feminist from 1900 onwards. She fought against the double standards that applied to men and women. She was particularly concerned with the fate of unmarried mothers and prostitutes. In this fight, she focused on achieving full citizenship for women through the acquisition of suffrage and political participation.

In the twilight of her feminist career, the sudden death of her brother Isaac Israels left her tasked with clearing out his studio. She had to find a suitable home for the extensive collection of paintings, watercolors, and sketchbooks it contained, both by Isaac and her father Jozef Israëls. This resulted in major donations to various museums in the Netherlands.

Lyanne Tonk

Archive

Info

Stadsarchief Amsterdam

Publication

digital print

2022