Anna Amalia Bergendahl
Anna Amalia Bergendahl (1827–1899) was a Dutch author, publisher, philanthropist and abolitionist. She played a significant part in the Dutch Abolitionist movement, known for her public campaign and funding for the issue at the time of the abolition of slavery in the Dutch colonial empire. In 1856, she founded the abolitionist society 'Dames-Comité ter Bevordering van de Evangelieverkondiging en de Afschaffing der Slavernij', an association for women with the purpose of the abolition of the slavery in Dutch Surinam. References Dutch abolitionists 19th-century Dutch businesspeople 19th-century Dutch writers Dutch philanthropists Dutch publishers (people) 19th-century publishers (people) 1827 births 1899 deaths 19th-century philanthropists