Perk, Betsy (1833 - 1906)
| Short name | Perk, Betsy |
|---|---|
| VIAF | http://viaf.org/viaf/5791291/ |
| First name | Christina Elisabeth |
| Birth name | Perk |
| Married name | |
| Alternative name | Christina Elizabeth Perk , Betsy , Elisabeth van Valkenburg , Philemon , Liesbeth van Altena |
| Date of birth | 1833 |
| Date of death | 1906 |
| Birth date Notes | 26-03-1833 |
| Death date Notes | 30-03-1906 |
| Flourishing | - |
| Sex | Female |
| Place of birth | Delft |
| Place of death | Nijmegen (Gelderland) |
| Lived in | Netherlands |
| Place of residence notes |
| Mother | |
|---|---|
| Father | |
| Children | |
| Religion / ideology | |
| Education | Self-educated |
| Aristocratic title | - |
| Professional or ecclesiastical title | - |
Perk, Betsy was ...
| related to | Marie Adrien Perk |
| related to | Kruseman, Wilhelmina J.P.R. |
| related to | Top Naeff |
| related to | Calcar, Elise van |
| related to | Rees, Catharina Felicia van |
| related to | Mevrouw Clifford Kocq van Breugel |
| related to | Jacques Perk |
| Profession(s) | |
|---|---|
| Memberships | Arbeid Adelt , Vereeniging voor Vrouwenkiesrecht |
| Place(s) of Residence | Netherlands |
Receptions of Perk, Betsy, the person (for receptions of her works, see under each individual Work)
| Title | Author | Date | Type |
| Mina en Betsy (article in ??) | Johannes Hoek | 1848 | comments on person |
| *Letters (about Perk) to Potgieter and Busken Huet | Bosboom-Toussaint, Anna Louisa Geertruida | 1871 | comments on person |
| *Letter commenting Betsy Perk | Bosboom-Toussaint, Anna Louisa Geertruida | 1871 | None |
| *Art. in het Dompertje van den ouden Valentijn | Unknown journalist (to be identified) | 1871 | comments on person |
| *Letter to Potgieter, mentioning Betsy Perk | Busken Huet, Conrad | 1872 | comments on person |
| *Lemma in Biografisch woordenboek | Branden, Frans Josef Peter van den , J. G. Frederiks | 1888 | comments on person |
| Overzicht van de geschiedenis der Nederlandsche letterkunde en van haar hoofdvormen in proza en poezie (1ed) | J. L. Ph. Duijser | 1890 | comments on person |
| *Mention in Gesch. der Nederlandsche Letterkunde | W.J.A. Jonckbloet | 1892 | None |
| *Mention in Het aandeel der vrouw [...] | Maurits Basse | 1920 | None |
Mentioned in:
- Basse I 115/6
- Jonckbloet VI 396/7
- Ter Laan 1941
- van Bork en Verkruijsse 1985
- see link DBNL
- van den Berg/Couttenier 2009, 494 svdaug09
Cf.
- Lotte Jensen, "Bij uitsluiting voor de vrouwelijke sekse geschikt"; vrouwentijdschriften en journalistes in de achttiende en negentiende eeuw in Nederland. Hilversum, 2001. p.183-232.
Online-portrait in BWSA
NOT MENTIONED IN:
- Kalff
Fiance broke off engagement in 1866. (see DVN)
Lived (and regained some popularity) in Belgium in the 1880s.
Aunt of poet Jacques Perk.
Novelist Ms. Bosboom-Toussaint refused her friendship (Reeser, Briefwisseling, 1990, p. 176)
N.B. Elisabeth van Valkenburg, her pseudonym, was also the name of the wife of the famous Dutch poet Jacob Cats (17th century).
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Founder of:
- Algemeene Nederlandsche Vrouwenvereeniging ‘Arbeid Adelt’ (1871; Women's Association)
- Kunst en Kennis (1894; Cultural association, organizing lectures, plays, musical performances in Arnhem)
Founder and editor of:
- Ons Streven (1869)
- Onze Roeping (1870)
Collaboration to periodical press:
- Nederland (1861).
- Europa. Verzameling van in- en uitlandsche lettervruchten (1863/1864)
- Vaderlandsche Letteroefeningen (1867-2, p. 580-630)
- De Tijdspiegel (1867-1, p. 682-690)
- Lelie- en Rozeknoppen
- De Kunstbode
Briefly gave payed lectures (1873) together with Mina Kruseman, but the latter proofed too radical for Perk. (see DVN)
Material in Letterkundig Museum, The Hague >>
Acquaintance of: C.F. Rees (GR0614)