Aletta Henriëtte Jacobs was a Dutch physician and women's suffrage activist. As the first woman officially to attend a Dutch university, she became one of the first female physicians in the Netherlands. In 1882, she founded the world's first birth control clinic and was a leader in both the Dutch and international women's movements. She led campaigns aimed at deregulating prostitution, improving women's working conditions, promoting peace and calling for women's right to vote.
- Occupation
- physician, women's rights activist, peace activist, editor
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of the Netherlands
- Born
- February 9, 1854
- Died
- August 10, 1929
