Women of Amsterdam -
Do you also find it strange that women are so invisible in the story of Amsterdam? The Amsterdam Museum thinks it is high time to change this with you. Anyone can participate. The form of an ode is free. Write an ode to a woman who has meant something to Amsterdam and enrich the story! We publish all odes on this platform and include them in the collection of the Amsterdam Museum. From the most extraordinary contributions we will make an exhibition, a book and a podcast, among other things!
Ode to Truus MengerOde to resistance woman and artist Truus Menger
By Tineke6 maart 2025
To Truus Menger,
Amazing resistance woman World War II who told children about it for many years after.
So strong, so good, so important!
Tineke
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Ode to Truus Menger by Tineke
During the exhibition Women of Amsterdam - an ode, visitors could leave an ode. A selection has been added to this online platform.
Truus Menger
Truus Menger-Oversteegen (1923 - 2016) was an artist. During World War II, she was a resistance fighter along with her sister Freddie Oversteegen and her friend Hannie Schaft. Several statues and monuments of her can be found in the Netherlands.