Maria Petronella Cornelia van der Does (1834 - 1911)
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Maria Petronella Cornelia van der Does was ...
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| Place(s) of Residence | Groningen (Groningen) , Gendringen (Gelderland) , Amsterdam , Netherlands |
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Receptions of Maria Petronella Cornelia van der Does, the person (for receptions of her works, see under each individual Work)
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| *Letter commenting Hilda | Bosboom-Toussaint, Anna Louisa Geertruida | 1871 | None |
| *Letter (about Van der Does) to Jolles-Singels | Bosboom-Toussaint, Anna Louisa Geertruida | 1879 | comments on person |
| *Lemma in Biografisch woordenboek | Branden, Frans Josef Peter van den , J. G. Frederiks | 1888 | comments on person |
| *Mention in Het aandeel der vrouw [...] | Maurits Basse | 1920 | None |
Basse I 116 Ter Laan 1941 Cf. Erica van Boven, ‘Het pseudoniem als strategie. Pseudoniemen van vrouwelijke auteurs 1850-1900’. In: Nederlandse letterkunde, 1998 (4), p. 309-326. See also Ten Brink, list of pseudonyms
She uses the pseudonym Constantijn because of the following reason: "moeder geworden van een dood kind, heeft haar tot schrijven gebragt en wel onder den naam dien zij aan haar zoontje had willen geven...' [letter written by Bosboom Toussaint to Jolles-Singels of 17th febr. 1879]"
Married (1863) to Petrus Cornelis van der Does (1826-1906)
Gave birth to a stillborn son (1865). (DVN)
Contributor Gids (according to Basse, 1920)
Started writing after giving birth to a stillborn, using the name (Constantijn) she had meant to give to her son as a pseudonym.
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