Wieke Bosch

Wieke Bosch (20 February 1882 in Leeuwarden – 17 February 1945 in Ravensbrück) was a Dutch anarchist and feminist resistance fighter. An anarchist since the end of World War I, she campaigned notably for women's rights in the Netherlands.

During the German Occupation, Bosch set up underground press and resistance networks, which notably helped save hidden people and Jews. Arrested on 19 November 1942, she was deported to the Ravensbrück concentration camp, where she was executed by firing squad.

Her life quickly fell into obscurity but was rediscovered in the early 21st century.

Biography Bosch was born on either 20 or 24 February 1882 in Leeuwarden, Netherlands. Due to her poverty, she could not pursue an education and had to start working at a young age as a housemaid. The anarchist managed to clandestinely pass her notes out of the prison, alerting a number of individuals targeted by the investigations. In 2024, she was added to the Frisian Resistance Monument in Leeuwarden,