Margaretha Meijboom, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Margaretha Meijboom

Dutch translator and writer

Date of Birth: 29-Jul-1856

Place of Birth: Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

Date of Death: 26-Sep-1927

Profession: writer, translator, feminist

Nationality: Kingdom of the Netherlands

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Margaretha Anna Sophia Meijboom or Meyboom (29 July 1856 - 26 September 1927) was a social worker, feminist and translator of Scandinavian literature into Dutch.
She introduced many Scandinavian writers to the Netherlands, such as Henrik Ibsen, Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson and Selma Lagerlöf.
She resisted the idea that a woman's role in society was in the home, and founded several cooperative organisations to further women's economic independence. She considered herself less a socialist, communist or feminist than a pacifist.