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Aletta Jacobs, Het Hoogste Streven

Feature film about the life of Aletta Jacobs (1854-1929). Aletta Jacobs knows from an early age that she wants to become a doctor. She asks Thorbecke to allow her to attend university and, after completing her studies, becomes the first female doctor in Amsterdam. Here, she focuses in particular on sexual problems in women and campaigns for universal suffrage. Director Nouchka van Brakel appears in the film as an interviewer who questions contemporaries about the life and work of Dr. Jacobs. The interviews give an impression of the flood of negative reactions that the feminist provoked. However, when Aletta looks back on her life at the end of the film, many photos and letters show how much she was ultimately appreciated.

Top Cast

  • Luutgard Willems

    Luutgard Willems

    Aletta Jacobs

  • Hans Kesting

    Hans Kesting

    C.V. Gerritsen

  • Max Arian

    Max Arian

    Vader Jacobs

  • Catherine ten Bruggencate

    Catherine ten Bruggencate

    Moeder Jacobs

  • Truus te Selle

    Truus te Selle

    Mademoiselle

  • Edwin de Vries

    Edwin de Vries

    Professor Rosenstein

  • Monic Hendrickx

    Monic Hendrickx

    Amsterdamse meretrix

  • Sacha Bulthuis

    Sacha Bulthuis

    Jeanette Broese van Groenou

  • Anne Martien Lousberg

    Anne Martien Lousberg

    Meretrix

Overview

Feature film about the life of Aletta Jacobs (1854-1929). Aletta Jacobs knows from an early age that she wants to become a doctor. She asks Thorbecke to allow her to attend university and, after completing her studies, becomes the first female doctor in Amsterdam. Here, she focuses in particular on sexual problems in women and campaigns for universal suffrage. Director Nouchka van Brakel appears in the film as an interviewer who questions contemporaries about the life and work of Dr. Jacobs. The interviews give an impression of the flood of negative reactions that the feminist provoked. However, when Aletta looks back on her life at the end of the film, many photos and letters show how much she was ultimately appreciated.

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