Betsy Perk (1833 - 1906)

Short name Betsy Perk
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First name Betsy
Birth name Perk
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Alternative name Christina Elizabeth Perk , Betsy , Elisabeth van Valkenburg , Philemon , Liesbeth van Altena
Date of birth 1833
Date of death 1906
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Sex Female
Place of birth Netherlands
Place of death Netherlands
Lived in Netherlands
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Education Self-educated
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Memberships Arbeid Adelt , Vereeniging voor Vrouwenkiesrecht
Place(s) of Residence Netherlands
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Receptions of Betsy Perk, the person (for receptions of her works, see under each individual Work)
Title Author Date Type
Mina en Betsy (article in ??) Johannes Hoek 1848 comments on person
*Letters (about Perk) to Potgieter and Busken Huet Anna Louisa Geertruida Toussaint 1871 comments on person
*Art. in het Dompertje van den ouden Valentijn Unknown journalist (to be identified) 1871 comments on person
*Letter commenting Betsy Perk Anna Louisa Geertruida Toussaint 1871 mentions person
*Letter to Potgieter, mentioning Betsy Perk Conrad Busken Huet 1872 comments on person
*Lemma in Biografisch woordenboek F. Jos. van den Branden , J. G. Frederiks 1888 comments on person
Overzicht van de geschiedenis der Nederlandsche letterkunde en van haar hoofdvormen in proza en poezie (1ed) J. L. Ph. Duijser 1890 comments on person
*Mention in Gesch. der Nederlandsche Letterkunde W.J.A. Jonckbloet 1892 mentions person
*Mention in Het aandeel der vrouw [...] Maurits Basse 1920 mentions person
Mentioned in: - Basse I 115/6 - Jonckbloet VI 396/7 - Ter Laan 1941 - van Bork en Verkruijsse 1985 - see link DBNL - van den Berg/Couttenier 2009, 494 svdaug09 Cf. - Lotte Jensen, "Bij uitsluiting voor de vrouwelijke sekse geschikt"; vrouwentijdschriften en journalistes in de achttiende en negentiende eeuw in Nederland. Hilversum, 2001. p.183-232. Online-portrait in BWSA NOT MENTIONED IN: - Kalff
Born in Delft (26-03-1833), died in Nijmegen (30-03-1906). Fiance broke off engagement in 1866. (see DVN) Lived (and regained some popularity) in Belgium in the 1880s. Aunt of poet Jacques Perk. Novelist Ms. Bosboom-Toussaint refused her friendship (Reeser, Briefwisseling, 1990, p. 176) N.B. Elisabeth van Valkenburg, her pseudonym, was also the name of the wife of the famous Dutch poet Jacob Cats (17th century). -- Founder of: - Algemeene Nederlandsche Vrouwenvereeniging ‘Arbeid Adelt’ (1871; Women's Association) - Kunst en Kennis (1894; Cultural association, organizing lectures, plays, musical performances in Arnhem) Founder and editor of: - Ons Streven (1869) - Onze Roeping (1870) Collaboration to periodical press: - Nederland (1861). - Europa. Verzameling van in- en uitlandsche lettervruchten (1863/1864) - Vaderlandsche Letteroefeningen (1867-2, p. 580-630) - De Tijdspiegel (1867-1, p. 682-690) - Lelie- en Rozeknoppen - De Kunstbode Briefly gave payed lectures (1873) together with Mina Kruseman, but the latter proofed too radical for Perk. (see DVN) Material in Letterkundig Museum, The Hague >> Acquaintance of: C.F. Rees (GR0614)