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'''Dutch women authors from the 19th century'''<br><br> '''Dutch women authors from the 19th century'''<br><br>
-'''An exhibition''' <br>+On the 30th of September, the Museum of Dutch Literature, in collaboration with Huygens ING and the KB National Library of the Netherlands, opened the exhibition ''“Omdat ik iets te zeggen had”'', presenting a number of [[nineteenth-century Dutch women authors]].<br><br>
-On the 30th of September, the Museum of Dutch Literature, in collaboration with Huygens ING and the KB, National Library of the Netherlands, will open the exhibition “Omdat ik iets te zeggen had” , presenting a number of nineteenth-century Dutch women authors.<br><br>+
-The exhibition is organized in the context of the European HERA research project ''Travelling TexTs 1790-1914: The Transnational Reception of Women’s Writing at the Fringes of Europe''. This project is carried out at the Huygens Institute for the History of the Netherlands, and at the universities from Turku (Finland), Volda (Norway), Nova Gorica (Slovenia) and Glasgow (United Kingdom). The project is a continuation of earlier undertakings financed by NWO and COST, such as New approaches to European Women’s Writing (NEWW) and Women Writers in History. <br><br>+The exhibition was organized in the context of the European HERA research project ''Travelling TexTs 1790-1914: The Transnational Reception of Women’s Writing at the Fringes of Europe'', which is carried out at the Huygens Institute for the History of the Netherlands, and at the universities from Turku (Finland), Volda (Norway), Nova Gorica (Slovenia) and Glasgow (United Kingdom). <br><br>
-The other party collaborating in the exhibition is the “Damesleesmuseum” (Ladies’ Reading Museum) from The Hague: a late-nineteenth-century library which played an important role in the international circulation of women’s writings, and still exists today.<br><br><br>+The exhibition was and will be presented in: <br><br>
-'''A workshop'''<br>+* [[The Hague]]: Museum of Dutch Literature and Ladies' Reading Museum <br>
-On the occasion of the opening of the exhibition “Omdat ik iets te zeggen had”, the Dutch team of HERA TTT is organizing a “Knowledge Exchange Workshop” on September 29 and 30, 2015. It is entitled:<br><br>+* September 30 2015 - November 15 2015<br><br>
-'''Women’s History - Research, Dissemination and the role of the Digital'''<br><br>+* [[Haarlem]]: Archives of the Province of Noord-Holland (Jansstraat 40) <br>
 +* February 4 2016 - March 24 2016<br><br>
-This “Knowledge Exchange Workshop” will discuss in an informal way the potential impact of research in literary history, and the means at our disposal for trying to reach a larger audience. We will focus on research about the roles women played in the historical literary field, and on the possibilities created by the growing online presence of texts (including those by women). This will be considered in direct relationship with the interest of “engaged citizens” participating in research, digitizing and crowd sourcing projects.<br><br>+* [[Amsterdam]]: [http://www.atria.nl/atria/nl/actueel/agenda/_pid/column2_1/_rp_column2_1_elementId/1_378263 Atria], Institute on gender equality and women's history <br>
 +* April 5 - June 1st 2016<br><br>
-The exhibition was actually prepared with the collaboration of a number of these non-specialist, voluntary collaborators, who each of them were struck by the fact that these nineteenth-century women authors do have “something to say” – not only to researchers, but also to present-day non-specialized interested readers. They will participate in the presentations and discussions.<br><br>+* [[Utrecht:]] Public Library <br>
 +* October 18 - November 13 2016<br><br>
-Each of the invited speakers will deliver a brief presentation discussing her/his activities within this field, which will introduce common reflection and brainstorming between the panel members and the audience. Because of the participation of HERA TTT colleagues from abroad, presentations and discussions will be held in English. <br><br>+In each location the presentation is adapted to local circumstances. It will include material from these archives or show local authors.<br><br>
-We invite colleagues, students, teachers in secondary school, representatives of relevant stakeholders and others interested, to take part in the discussions. The programme of the workshop: to follow soon.<br><br> 
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-'''Further information'''<br> 
-The exhibition “Omdat ik iets te zeggen had” will also be shown in Haarlem (Noord-Hollands Archief: February-March 2016), in Amsterdam (Atria, Knowledge center for Emancipation and Women’s history: April 2016) and in Utrecht (Public Library: September-October 2016). In each location the presentation will be adapted to local circumstances. It will include material from these archives or show local authors.<br><br> 
'''See also'''<br> '''See also'''<br>
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[mailto:janouk.de.groot@huygens.knaw.nl Janouk de Groot]<br><br> [mailto:janouk.de.groot@huygens.knaw.nl Janouk de Groot]<br><br>
-SvD, August 2015<br><br>+SvD, April 2016<br><br>
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-*Conferences > [http://www.womenwriters.nl/index.php/NEWW_participation_in_other_conferences NEWW participations] > ISECS 2015 <br><br>+*Conferences and activities > [http://www.womenwriters.nl/index.php/Travelling_TexTs HERA TTT meetings] > Exhibition in the Netherlands 2015 <br><br>

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“Because I had something to say”




Dutch women authors from the 19th century

On the 30th of September, the Museum of Dutch Literature, in collaboration with Huygens ING and the KB National Library of the Netherlands, opened the exhibition “Omdat ik iets te zeggen had”, presenting a number of nineteenth-century Dutch women authors.

The exhibition was organized in the context of the European HERA research project Travelling TexTs 1790-1914: The Transnational Reception of Women’s Writing at the Fringes of Europe, which is carried out at the Huygens Institute for the History of the Netherlands, and at the universities from Turku (Finland), Volda (Norway), Nova Gorica (Slovenia) and Glasgow (United Kingdom).

The exhibition was and will be presented in:

  • The Hague: Museum of Dutch Literature and Ladies' Reading Museum
  • September 30 2015 - November 15 2015

  • Haarlem: Archives of the Province of Noord-Holland (Jansstraat 40)
  • February 4 2016 - March 24 2016

  • Amsterdam: Atria, Institute on gender equality and women's history
  • April 5 - June 1st 2016

  • Utrecht: Public Library
  • October 18 - November 13 2016

In each location the presentation is adapted to local circumstances. It will include material from these archives or show local authors.


See also
the website of Huygens ING

Contact:
Suzan van Dijk
Francesca Scott
Janouk de Groot

SvD, April 2016




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