Aletta Jacobs on Saturday, April 25th honored with the placement of a bronze bust at the Peace Palace.
So far she is missing here and unjustified in the opinion of WILPF Netherlands. The bust, made by Lia Krol, is a gift from the Dutch department WILPF at Carnegie foundation and anyone dedicated to peace, equality and justice.
The 100th anniversary of WILPF, the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom, is the perfect time to Aletta Jacobs festive honor as Woman of Peace. In the Netherlands Aletta widely known as the first woman to study at university and later to her struggle for women’s suffrage. What is less known: In 1915, Aletta Jacobs organized in the Hague Zoo, the International Women’s Congress, which WILPF emerged later. More than 1,300 women traveled from many countries – they crossed war zones – to meet in The Hague and to formulate solutions for ending the global war.
With the unveiling of the bust highlights on Aletta’s work for world peace. The bust of the hand of the artist Lia Krol, is a gift from the Dutch branch of WILPF to the Carnegie Foundation, the organization that manages the Peace Palace.
The program for the unveiling on Saturday, April 25th at the Peace Palace start at noon.
The picture is offered by WILPF honorary Edith Ballantyne to the president of the Carnegie Foundation, Dr. Bernard Bot. The ceremony takes place in the presence of Deputy Mayor Ingrid van Engelshoven and includes a short lecture by biographer Mineke Bosch about Aletta Jacobs’ efforts as a peace activist.
