Red women in the labour party

"Red women in the Labour Party" was the name of a women's organisation in the periphery of the Dutch labour party.

She was called initially (from 1969) "women in the Labour Party". In 1975, this "Red women in the Labour Party". By this name change became even stronger reference to their commitment to the Socialist ideal, since the supporters thereof, as well as those of the ancient world communism, "red" call and those color also much use in their presentations.

It was a particularly feminist tinted grouping, who fought for equal rights and equal pay, as well as for the redistribution of labor and power, the latter also in the Dutch Labour Party.

The group came in 1976 will be explicitly stated in the news by an occupation of the Bloemenhove clinic (abortion) in Heemstede, the then Minister of Justice Van Agt wanted to close.

In 1995 ran the independent existence to an end, because the Organization was integrated in the labour party; initially under the name Rosa-women-project. Starting from 2000, this was the PvdA-Women Network(PVN). At the moment the women within the labour party United in ViP -women in the Dutch Labour Party. Cooperation with women from other parties is bundled in the Political Women Consultation (PVO). ==Well-known members[ Edit] == Some names from well known members:


 * Hedy d'Ancona
 * Mieke van der Burg
 * Geke Faber
 * Ien van den Heuvel
 * Jeltje van nieuwenhoven
 * Liesbeth den Uyl