Mineke Bosch

Prof. Mineke Bosch is a Professor of Modern History at the University of Groningen's Faculty of Arts, Department of History. She holds a cum laude doctorate from Erasmus University Rotterdam (1994) and has held academic positions at institutions including Maastricht University and Bielefeld University. Her expertise spans gender history, history of science, and women's movements. She leads research projects on biography, scientific personas, and women's roles in academia and politics.

Education: Master's in Modern History (University of Groningen, 1981), PhD in History (Erasmus University Rotterdam, 1994). Awards include a Max Planck Fellowship (2010-2011) and NIAS-KNAW Fellowship (2006-2007). She has supervised over 15 PhD students and authored influential works like Strijd! on Dutch suffrage history.

Research focuses on biographies of historical figures (e.g., Aletta Jacobs), transnational feminism, and gender in science. She chairs the Working Group on Biography for the Dutch Society of Arts and Literature and advises journals like L'Homme. Recent projects include the SPICE initiative analyzing scientific personas and a biography of feminist physician Aletta Jacobs.