Maria Elizabeth Rothmann

Maria Elizabeth Rothmann, penname M.E.R. (28 August 1875 – 7 September 1975) was an Afrikaans writer, and co-founder of the Voortrekkers youth movement. Die Sokka-boek: stories van 'n skaaphond (The Sokka book: stories of a sheep dog) – 1926 Vanmelewe: stories van die voorouers (Times past: stories of the forebears) – 1926 Onweershoogte en ander verhale (Stormy heights and other stories) – 1927 Die kammalanders (Denizens of Kammaland) – 1928 Die oorwinnaar: verhale van President Steyn (The victor: stories of President Steyn) collected by M.E.R. – 1929 Jong dae: 'n meisies-storie (Young days: a girls story) – 1933 Sokka se plaas (Sokka's farm) – 1933 Na vaste gange (Towards firm corridors) – 1944 Drie vertellings (Three narratives) – 1944 Uit en tuis (Home and away) – 1946 Stoute bengel: 'n verhaal uit die lewe (Wayward boy: a story from life) – 1947 Die eindelose waagstuk (The endless wager) – 1948 Die gewers (The givers) – 1950 Goedgeluk (Fortuity) – 1958 The drostdy at Swellendam (The Drostdy at Swellendam), with A. Rothmann—1960 Die tweeling trek saam (The twins join the Trek) – 1960 Kom nader; bloemlesing uit die werk van M.E.R. (Come hither; anthology from the work of M.E.R.) – 1965 So is onse maniere (Thus are our customs) – 1965 Vroue wat Jesus geken het (The women who knew Jesus) – 1965 Karlien en Kandas (Karlien and Kandas) – 1969 My beskeie deel; 'n outobiografiese vertelling (My humble share; an autobiographical narrative) – 1972 Familiegesprek: briewe aan haar dogter (Family conversation: letters to her daughter) – 1976 Van naby gesien: ’n keur uit die kortkuns van M.E.R. (Seen from nearby: a choice selection from the short stories of M.E.R.), compiled by Elize Botha) – 1976 'n Kosbare erfenis: briewe 1916–1975 (A treasured inheritance: letters 1916–1975) compiled by Alba Bouwer, Anna Rothmann and Rykie van Reenen—1977 M.E.R.-versebundel (M.E.R. poem volume), compiled by Carl Lohann, music by Awie van Wyk, illustrations by Ina Pfeiffer—1985

She translated the following works from Dutch to Afrikaans: Tant Alie van Transvaal: die dagboek van Alie Badenhorst (Aunt Alie of Transvaal: the diary of Alie Badenhorst) – 1939 Oorlogsdagboek van ’n Transvaalse burger te velde 1900 — 1901 (War diary of a Transvaal citizen in the field 1900 — 1901), a candid diary of her brother Fritz Rothmann—1976