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Aletta Jacobs, Het Hoogste Streven (1995)

Aletta Jacobs, Het Hoogste Streven (1995)

Drama History
Release Date: 1995, September 28
Directors: Nouchka van Brakel
Countries: Netherlands
Production: Cinemien, Circle Films, Circle Films
Cast: Monic Hendrickx, Truus te Selle, Hans Kesting, Edwin de Vries, Catherine ten Bruggencate, Luutgard Willems, Max Arian

Overview:

Feature film about the life of Aletta Jacobs (1854-1929). Aletta Jacobs knows from an early age that she wants to become a doctor. She asks Thorbecke to allow her to attend university and, after completing her studies, becomes the first female doctor in Amsterdam. Here, she focuses in particular on sexual problems in women and campaigns for universal suffrage. Director Nouchka van Brakel appears in the film as an interviewer who questions contemporaries about the life and work of Dr. Jacobs. The interviews give an impression of the flood of negative reactions that the feminist provoked. However, when Aletta looks back on her life at the end of the film, many photos and letters show how much she was ultimately appreciated.

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