Movie: Aletta Jacobs, Het Hoogste Streven

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Luutgard Willems
Luutgard Willems

Aletta Jacobs

Hans Kesting
Hans Kesting

C.V. Gerritsen

Max Arian
Max Arian

Vader Jacobs

Catherine ten Bruggencate
Catherine ten Bruggencate

Moeder Jacobs

Truus te Selle
Truus te Selle

Mademoiselle

Edwin de Vries
Edwin de Vries

Professor Rosenstein

Monic Hendrickx
Monic Hendrickx

Amsterdamse meretrix

Sacha Bulthuis
Sacha Bulthuis

Jeanette Broese van Groenou

Anne Martien Lousberg
Anne Martien Lousberg

Meretrix

Hilt de Vos
Hilt de Vos

Belgische feministe

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    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.

  • Release Date

    1995-09-28

  • Average

    7

  • Rating:

    3.5 starts
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    Nederlands
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