Petronella Moens (16 November 1762 – 4 January 1843) was a blind Dutch writer, editor, and feminist. She managed a paper in 1788–1797, in which she spoke for political issues such as slavery and women suffrage.
Petronella Moens
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Portrait of Petronella Moens (1820/1824) by Margaretha Cornelia Boellaard
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| Born | 16 November 1762 |
| Died | 4 January 1843(1843-01-04) (aged 80) |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Occupation | Writer |
Petronella Moens was born on 16 November 1762 in Kûbaard, the Netherlands, the third child of Petrus Moens, a pastor, and Maria Lycklama à Nijeholt and grew up in Ossendrecht and Aardenburg. Moens's mother died in 1769 while giving birth to her sister Baukje.[1] That same year, Moens contracted smallpox while staying in IJzendijke and was struck blind.[2] Despite her disability, she would write dozens of poems and books, such as Songbook for the Churches and its 432 songs. In 1785, she received a gold medal from the Amsteldamsch Dicht- en Letterlievend Genootschap for her poem De waare christian and would by the end of her life possess ten such awards.[3]
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