Aletta Jacobs ( 1854 -- 1929 ) requested .
Aletta Jacobs ( 1854 -- 1929 ) obtained as the first woman in the Netherlands the right to study at university in 1871 , becoming the first female medical doctor and academic .
Aletta Jacobs ( 1854 -- 1929 ) requested and obtained as the first woman in the Netherlands the right to study at university in 1871 , becoming the first female medical doctor and academic .