Elisabeth Maria Post | |
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 Engraved portrait by Reinier Vinkeles for the novel Reinhart (1791–1792), after a drawing by Isaac van 't Hoff | |
| Born | 22 November 1755 Utrecht, Dutch Republic |
| Died | 3 July 1812 Epe, French Empire |
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| Genre | Sensibility |
| Spouse |
Justus Lodewijk Overdorp
(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]
- ^ Boheemen-Saaf 2005, n.p.
- ^ "Deze Gelderse vrouw sprak zich als eerste uit tegen slavernij". 30 June 2023.