Johanna Schouten-Elsenhout

Johanna Schouten-Elsenhout
Born11 July 1910
Paramaribo, Suriname
Died23 July 1992(1992-07-23) (aged 82)
Paramaribo, Suriname[1]
NationalitySuriname

Johanna Schouten-Elsenhout (11 July 1910 – 23 July 1992) was a Surinamese poet and an eminent community leader who fought for acknowledgement of Sranan and of the Afro-Surinamese culture.[2]

  1. ^ "De geest van Waraku". Digital Library for Dutch Literature (in Dutch). 1993.
  2. ^ "Search Results Johanna Schouten-Elsenhout | blog". werkgroepcaraibischeletteren.nl. Retrieved 2016-02-16.