Organisation: Atria Institute on gender equality and women's history in Amsterdam is a foundation which promotes women's emancipation and the study of women's history. It is the result of a merger of Aletta, institute for the study of women's history and E-Quality, documentation centre for emancipation, family and diversity.
Address: Vijzelstraat 20, 1017 HK Amsterdam, tel 020-66 50 820 (main) / +31 - 20 - 303 15 00 (secretary), reading room Tuesday through Friday 10 AM - 5 PM.
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