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Elise van Nederveen Meerkerk installed as new KNAW Member
On 29 September 2025, seventeen new members of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW) were officially installed. Among these new members is Elise van Nederveen Meerkerk, Professor in Economic and Social History at Utrecht University and board member of the N.W. Posthumus Institute.
Elise’s research on topics including industry, sex work, and work in the home shows how crucial women have always been to the way society functions, not only focusing on the Netherlands but also positioning the research analyses in an international or colonial context.
The N.W. Posthumus Institute congratulates Elise with this appointment.
