Betsy Bakker-Nort
Bertha (Betsy) Bakker-Nort (Groningen, 8 May 1874 – Utrecht, 23 May 1946) was a Dutch feminist, lawyer, and politician.[1] In 1895, Nort became involved with the feminist movement, and set up a department of the Vereeniging voor Vrouwenkiesrecht (VvVK) in Groningen, partly inspired by the experiences she had had in Scandinavia.[2] Thanks in part to her efforts, women's suffrage was introduced in 1919.[3]
Bakker-Nort was a lawyer and procureur in Groningen from 1914 to 1930. In The Hague she served in the same capacity from 1930 onwards.[2] She was a member of the House of Representatives for the Free-thinking Democratic League from 25 July 1922 to 6 January 1942.[2]
During World War II she was interned at Westerbork transit camp and Barneveld between December 1942 and 4 September 1944 when she was moved to the Theresienstadt Ghetto. She was liberated in May 1945.[2]
References
- ^ "Nort, Bertha (1874-1946)".
- ^ a b c d "Mr. B. (Betsy) Bakker-Nort". Parlement.com. Archived from the original on 25 August 2019.
- ^ Mrs. Ida Clyde Gallagher Clarke. Women of Today. Women of today Press, 1924.
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