Elisabeth Maria Post

Elisabeth Maria Post
Engraved portrait by Reinier Vinkeles for the novel Reinhart (1791–1792), after a drawing by Isaac van 't Hoff
Engraved portrait by Reinier Vinkeles for the novel Reinhart (1791–1792), after a drawing by Isaac van 't Hoff
Born22 November 1755
Utrecht, Dutch Republic
Died3 July 1812
Epe, French Empire
Occupation
  • writer
  • poet
  • novelist
GenreSensibility
Spouse
Justus Lodewijk Overdorp
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(m. 1794)​

Elisabeth Maria Overdorp (née Post; 22 November 1755, Utrecht – 3 July 1812, Epe) was a Dutch poet and prose writer, and is esteemed the foremost female representative of sensibility in Dutch literature.[1] She is also credited as the first Dutch woman writer to speak out against slavery.[2]

  1. ^ Boheemen-Saaf 2005, n.p.
  2. ^ https://www.gld.nl/nieuws/7962988/deze-gelderse-vrouw-sprak-zich-als-eerste-uit-tegen-slavernij