Anna Amalia Bergendahl (1827–1899) was a Dutch author, publisher, philanthropist and abolitionist. She played a significant part in the Dutch Abolitionist movement, known for her public campaign and funding for the issue at the time of the abolition of slavery in the Dutch colonial empire.
In 1856, she founded the abolitionist society 'Dames-Comité ter Bevordering van de Evangelieverkondiging en de Afschaffing der Slavernij', an association for women with the purpose of the abolition of the slavery in Dutch Surinam. [1]
References
- ^ Anna de Haas, Bergendahl, Anna Amalia, in: Digitaal Vrouwenlexicon van Nederland. URL: http://resources.huygens.knaw.nl/bwn1880-2000/DVN/lemmata/data/Bergendahl Archived 2020-06-10 at the Wayback Machine [13/01/2014]
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Anna Amalia Bergendahl (1827–1899) was a Dutch author, publisher, philanthropist and abolitionist. She played a significant part in the Dutch Abolitionist movement, known for her public campaign and funding for the issue at the time of the abolition of slavery in the Dutch colonial empire.
In 1856, she founded the abolitionist society 'Dames-Comité ter Bevordering van de Evangelieverkondiging en de Afschaffing der Slavernij', an association for women with the purpose of the abolition of the slavery in Dutch Surinam. [1]
References
- ^ Anna de Haas, Bergendahl, Anna Amalia, in: Digitaal Vrouwenlexicon van Nederland. URL: http://resources.huygens.knaw.nl/bwn1880-2000/DVN/lemmata/data/Bergendahl Archived 2020-06-10 at the Wayback Machine [13/01/2014]
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