What do we owe to her?
“Civil servants had to stop working when they got married, widows did not receive a pension when their husband died, women in poverty did not receive social assistance, there were no women in political parties, there was no childcare, you were not allowed to have an abortion,” Dorien summarizes. . “We all fought for that, with success.”
“She was also involved with newcomers in Amstelveen,” Stieneke adds. “I remember that there was a woman who was a doctor in her home country, but could not work here due to rules in the Netherlands. Lottie then provided money so that she could take the medical exam. That is still a problem, but She was already working on it.”
What can we learn from her?
“Many of the achievements are now seen as normal,” says Stieneke. “You can learn a lesson from that: by standing on the barricade, like Lottie, and making it clear that there is a certain injustice, change can come.”
“We can learn a lot from how she has tackled problems before,” says Dorien. Tonight she will open Lottie’s archive – including notes, books and films – to inspire residents. From 8 p.m., interested parties are welcome in the Neighborhood Room KKP/MOC at Lindelaan 75 in Amstelveen.
“Nostalgic,” Stieneke calls the archive. “I’m going to do quite a bit of sniffing.”