The Gerritsen Collection of Aletta H. Jacobs

The Gerritsen Collection of Aletta H. Jacobs, containing nearly two million pages of material, provides a wealth of primary and secondary sources for understanding women's social, political, legal, and health issues through time, and for following the development of feminist thought, especially in Europe, the British Commonwealth, and the US. The collection of books, pamphlets and periodicals spans the sixteenth century to the fourth decade of the twentieth century. The collection was originally created by Dr Aletta H. Jacobs, the first woman physician in The Netherlands, and her husband, C.V. Gerritsen. It was owned by the John Crerar Library...