Women's History Tour

About the wide variety in Amsterdam women’s history

Too often, the stories of women in Amsterdam are reduced to working women and Dutch feminists when there’s actually a wide variety in Amsterdam women’s history. Women have done everything from changing society at the highest levels to influencing culture to defying earthly and spiritual powers. This walking tour through the oldest part of Amsterdam reveals the way women across the centuries have built the unique culture of Amsterdam, even as they pursued their goals in the face of societal and structural resistance. Get inspired and see the city from a new angle.