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Manus became involved with the international women's suffrage movement in 1908 at the Congress of the [[International Woman Suffrage Alliance]] (IWSA). At the 1908 Congress she met Dutch suffragist [[Aletta Jacobs]] and American suffragist [[Carrie Chapman Catt]], who would become lifelong colleagues and friends. Catt and Manus in particular developed a close relationship. |
Manus became involved with the international women's suffrage movement in 1908 at the Congress of the [[International Woman Suffrage Alliance]] (IWSA). At the 1908 Congress she met Dutch suffragist [[Aletta Jacobs]] and American suffragist [[Carrie Chapman Catt]], who would become lifelong colleagues and friends. Catt and Manus in particular developed a close relationship.<ref>{{Cite book|url=http://www.worldcat.org/title/worlds-of-women-the-making-of-an-international-womens-movement/oclc/36800553&referer=brief_results|title=Worlds of women: the making of an international women's movement|last=Rupp|first=Leila J|date=1997-01-01|publisher=Princeton University Press|isbn=0691016763|location=Princeton, N.J.|pages=190-191, 196-197|language=English}}</ref> |
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... rtly through being the organizer in 1913 of the exhibition “De Vrouw 1813–1913,” which portrayed the life of Dutch women. At the [[International Congress of Women]], 28 April - 10 May 1915, [[The Hague]], [[Netherlands]] |
... rtly through being the organizer in 1913 of the exhibition “De Vrouw 1813–1913,” which portrayed the life of Dutch women. At the [[International Congress of Women]], 28 April - 10 May 1915, [[The Hague]], [[Netherlands]] |
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Rosa Manus | |
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| Rosette Susanna Manus | |
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| Born | August 20, 1881 |
| Died | August 3, 1948 (aged 5–6) |
| Known for | suffragist women's rights advocate pacifist |
Rosette Susanna (Rosa) Manus (best known as Rosa Manus, August 20, 1881 – 1942) was a Dutch-born pacifist, feminist and female suffragist.
Early years
Rosa Manus was born the second of seven children to affluent Jewish parents, Henry Philip Manus, a tobacco merchant, and Soete Vita Israël, a homemaker, in Amsterdam in the Netherlands.[1][2]
Women's suffrage and peace work
Manus became involved with the international women's suffrage movement in 1908 at the Congress of the International Woman Suffrage Alliance (IWSA). At the 1908 Congress she met Dutch suffragist Aletta Jacobs and American suffragist Carrie Chapman Catt, who would become lifelong colleagues and friends. Catt and Manus in particular developed a close relationship.[3]
... rtly through being the organizer in 1913 of the exhibition “De Vrouw 1813–1913,” which portrayed the life of Dutch women. At the International Congress of Women, 28 April - 10 May 1915, The Hague, Netherlands
Manus was close friends with Aletta Jacobs and Carrie Chapman Catt.
Founded IIAV
Death
Rosa Manus was deported by the Nazis in 1940 and transferred to Ravensbrück concentration camp in October 1941.[4] She was likely gassed at Bernburg in 1942. There is conflicting information around her date of death.[5]
References
- ^ "Rosa Manus | Jewish Women's Archive". jwa.org. Retrieved 2016-06-05.
- ^ Commire, Anne; Klezmer, Deborah; Stavenuiter, Monique (1999-01-01). Women in world history: a biographical encyclopedia. Vol. Vol. 10. Waterford, CT: Yorkin Publications. p. 198. ISBN 078763736X.
{{cite book}}:|volume=has extra text (help) - ^ Rupp, Leila J (1997-01-01). Worlds of women: the making of an international women's movement. Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press. pp. 190–191, 196–197. ISBN 0691016763.
- ^ "International Women's News". February 1946. p. 50.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|url=(help) - ^ "Who was Rosa Manus?". Atria Institute on gender equality and women's history. 18 April 2016. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
Further reading
External links
- Archief Rosa Manus Fonds, Atria, kennisinstituut voor emancipatie en vrouwengeschiedenis (Institute on gender equality and women's history), Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Rosika Schwimmer Papers, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library, New York, NY
- Schwimmer Family Papers, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library, New York, NY