Joséphine Nyssens Keelhoff

Joséphine Nyssens Keelhoff (1833–1917) was a Belgian social reformer identified with the temperance, feminist, and women's rights movements. She was also an editor of publications that supported her activities. Her struggle for temperance social reform included classic propaganda means for the time: organs, brochures, and conferences. Keelhoff wrote articles for the (Belgian Women's Union Against Alcoholism)'s organs: L'Action sociale first, La Clairière, and Het Geluk des Huisgezins, financing these publications itself.

Early life and education

Joséphine Nyssens was born at Lokeren, East Flanders, 4 April 1833.

At a time when compulsory education was not legislated, young Joséphine seemed to have benefited from a quality education,

In 1875, (According to Cherrington (1928), the couple married in 1871.)

Temperance Widowed in 1893,

Keelhoff's most remarkable achievement was the opening of the Restaurant Hygiénique, on 3 December 1901, Three gold medal diplomas, Milan (1907)

Selected works "Répertoire de la presse féminine et féministe en Belgique 1830–1944", Action sociale, Brussels, Inbel, vol. I, 1903–1914, pp. 2, 87. "Repertorium van de feministische en vrouwenpers 1830–1994", Het Geluk Des Huisgezins, Brussels, Inbel, vol. II, 1994, pp. 76–77.