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Ode to Nel Loots | First female ice cream vendor on Dam Square

By Monique7 mei 2025
Nel Loots met medewerker Ronnie, foto familiearchief

Nel Loots with employee Ronnie, photo from family archive

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Monique's tribute to the first female ice cream vendor on Dam Square, Nel Loots (her mother).

My mother, a young widow, working and always putting me first. The first woman to obtain a license to sell ice cream on Dam Square in 1971.

Nel Loots met medewerker Ronnie, foto familiearchief

Nel Loots

First female ice cream vendor on Dam Square, in 1971.

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