About Johanna Westerman
Lived 1866 – 1943 (aged 76). Johanna Westerman was a Dutch politician.
Johanna "Jo" Westerman (15 December 1866 – 2 July 1943) was a Dutch teacher, politician, and feminist. She became the second female member of the Dutch House of Representatives in 1921.
Early life and education Westerman was the daughter of bookseller, publisher, and linguist William Marten Westerman and Johanna Frederica Smaale. The later banker Willem Westerman was her older brother. She attended the three-year Hogere Burgerschool and the kweekschool and obtained various teaching certificates. After 1933, Westerman was still a board member, and ultimately president of the Dutch Women's Council.
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Dutch politician (1866-1943)
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Johanna Westerman was born on 15 December 1866 in Amsterdam.
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Johanna Westerman died on 2 July 1943 in Amsterdam.
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