In 1898, the year Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands was inaugurated, five hundred women organized an enormous public exhibition showcasing women s contributions to Dutch society as workers in a strikingly broad array of professions. The National Exhibition of Women s Labor, held in The Hague, was attended by more than ninety thousand visitors. Maria Grever and Berteke Waaldijk consider the exhibition in the international contexts of women s history, visual culture, and imperialism.
A comprehensive social history, Transforming the Public Sphere describes the planning and...
In 1898, the year Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands was inaugurated, five hundred women organized an enormous public exhibition showcasing women s c...
