De Moderne Tijd - Volume 7, Issue 1, 2023

Abstract ‘Speaking is not that difficult’. Meeting culture, political emancipation and the women of the ‘s-Hertogenbosch branch of the Vereeniging voor Vrouwenkiesrecht, 1908-1926 Based on the ‘s-Hertogenbosch branch of the Vereeniging voor Vrouwenkiesrecht, this article examines the local meeting culture within the Dutch women’s movement around 1900. The presence of women on the political stage in the late ninet Read More

Abstract Pioneers of Surinamese historiography. A transatlantic exchange of manuscripts? In 1861, the Amsterdam-based publishing company H. de Hoogh published A History of Surinam by Julien Wolbers (1828-1889), followed two years later by the publication of A Brief History of the Colony of Surinam by Maria Vlier (1819-1908). Surinamist Ellen Neslo and Japanist Steven Hagers suggest that Wolbers used the manuscript of Read More

Abstract ‘Each fishes on his own tide’. Jacob van Lennep and the practice of history in the Netherlands, 1820-1860 This article examines how the activities of the Dutch novelist and historian Jacob van Lennep (1802-1868) related to the practice of history in the Netherlands in the mid-nineteenth century. Van Lennep wrote historical novels as well as poetry, short stories and popular historical non-fiction. The article argu Read More

Abstract The true principles of state credit. Louis Drucker, a liftetime of opposition Louis Drucker (1805-1884) was an extremely wealthy investor, financial specialist and publicist. He contributed to the debates about the financial policy of the Netherlands at a time when the liberal opposition was pushing for a more democratic form of government. His liberal approach was primarily concerned with property rights and the lega Read More

Abstract Willem van Barneveld (1974-1826), chemist and revolutionary in service of the common good The experimental research of nature in Amsterdam was mainly practiced by ordinary citizens, who joined forces in various societies. Willem van Barneveld (1747-1826) as a pharmacist, was trained to make medicines, but he went much further: he also sought new means to improve the economy and possibilities to preve Read More