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- ↑ Bosch, Mineke (2005). Een onwrikbaar geloof in rechtvaardigheid: Aletta Jacobs 1854-1929[An Unwavering Faith in Justice: Aletta Jacobs 1854-1929] (in Dutch). Amsterdam: Balans. ISBN 9789460030321.
- ↑ Bos, Kim (2017-10-31). "Aletta Jacobs zou de #MeToo-oprisping helemaal omarmen" [Aletta Jacobs would fully embrace the # MeToo movement]. NRC (in Dutch). Amsterdam. Retrieved 2019-03-31.
- ↑ "Groninger Museum markeert 100 jaar algemeen kiesrecht met grote tentoonstelling" [Groninger Museum marks 100 years of universal suffrage with a large exhibition]. Groningen Nieuws (in Dutch). Groningen. 2019. Retrieved 2019-03-31.
