Cisca Dresselhuys

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Francisca Wilhelmina "Cisca" Dresselhuys (born 21 April 1943 in Leeuwarden) was the first head editor of the Dutch feminist monthly magazine Opzij from 1 November 1981 until 1 April 2008. [1] Her journalistic career started at the daily Trouw .

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References

  1. ↑ "Cisca Dresselhuys, journalist en oud-hoofdredacteur Opzij". NTR Academie (in Dutch). 25 January 2015. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
  2. ↑ Ellen Nieuwenhuijze (29 April 2013). "Eigenlijk is Willem-Alexander niet meer dan een tussenpaus". Trouw (in Dutch). Retrieved 27 October 2015.


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