Hilda Ram
Mathilda Ramboux | |
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| Born | Maria Mathilda Ramboux 31 October 1858 Antwerp, Belgium |
| Died | 12 July 1901 (aged 42) Antwerp, Belgium |
| Pen name | Hilda Ram |
| Nationality | Belgian |
| Genre | poetry, short story |
Hilda Ram, the pen name of Maria Mathilda Ramboux (31 October 1858 – 12 July 1901) was a Flemish writer. She was active in the Flemish Movement and the Catholic feminist movement.[1][2][3]
She was born in Antwerp. She studied at the normal school in Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-Waver and subsequently spent a year in England learning English. On her return to Belgium, she taught for a time but was more interested in writing than teaching.[1]
Her first collection of poetry Een Klaverken uit ’s Levens Akker was published in 1884. Her 1890 collection of poems Gedichten was awarded the Staatsprijs voor Poezie.[1]
In 1885, she met Marie-Elisabeth Belpaire; together, they published Wonderland, a series of collections of short stories and fairy tales. In 1897, together they established the Extension universitaire pour les femmes, a set of university-level courses for women. In 1899, they established the Constance-Teichmannkring ("Constance Teichmann circle"), with the aim of promoting the use of Flemish and bettering children's literature. They also established the literary magazine Dietsche Warande and Het Belfort[ and she served on its first editorial committee.[1][4][2]
She wrote the libretto for Edgar Tinel's opera Godelieve.[1]
She was named a Knight in the Order of Leopold.[3]
She died from cancer in Antwerp at the age of 42.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f Gubin, Eliane (2006). Dictionnaire des femmes belges: XIXe et XXe siècles (in French). pp. 478–79. ISBN 2873864346.
- ^ a b de Maeyer, Jan; Ewers, Hans-Heino; Ghesquiere, Rita (2005). Religion, Children's Literature, and Modernity in Western Europe, 1750-2000. p. 62. ISBN 9058674975.
- ^ a b "Hilda Ram". Nederlandse Poëzie Encyclopedie (in Dutch).
- ^ "Ram, Hilda". Schrijversgewijs (in Dutch).
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