Aletta Jacobs, Het Hoogste Streven

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.

Cast

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Luutgard Willems

Aletta Jacobs

Hans Kesting

C.V. Gerritsen

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Max Arian

Vader Jacobs

Catherine ten Bruggencate

Moeder Jacobs

Truus te Selle

Mademoiselle

Edwin de Vries

Professor Rosenstein

Monic Hendrickx

Amsterdamse meretrix

Sacha Bulthuis

Jeanette Broese van Groenou

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Anne Martien Lousberg

Meretrix

Hilt de Vos

Belgische feministe

Krijn ter Braak

Hoogleraar

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Rijkent Vleeshouwer

Hoogleraar