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Op eigen houtje - De ongelooflijke verhalen van vrouwen in de Elfstedentocht

Op eigen houtje - De ongelooflijke verhalen van vrouwen in de Elfstedentocht

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Al tien jaar rijdt marathonschaatser Jessica Merkens in het landelijke vrouwenpeloton, waarbij ze meerdere keren op het podium stond en vijf keer bij de Alternatieve Elfstedentocht op de Weissensee over de eindstreep ging. Maar de échte Elfstedentocht, die reed ze nog nooit. Het verlangen is groot omdat er de eerstvolgende keer voor het eerst een officiële vrouwenwedstrijd verreden wordt. De kans erop ordt echter elke winter kleiner.Nieuwsgierig naar waar haar eigen fascinatie voor schaatsen en de Elfstedentocht vandaan komt gaat ze op zoek naar de geschiedenis van vrouwen in de Tocht der Tochten. Het leidt haar naar het einde van de negentiende eeuw en ze stuit op de ongelooflijke verhalen van haar voorgangsters. Zij gingen niet alleen de strijd aan met de vermoeidheid en de elementen, maar ook met vooroordelen en de verwachtingen die de maatschappij van hen had.Het resultaat is een bloemlezing van de avonturen van échte schaatsheldinnen, waarin Jessica Merkens de Nederlandse schaatsgeschiedenis en de emancipatie in de sport vervlecht.

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Jessica Merkens

Jessica Merkens is a writer and avid reader based in the Pacific Northwest. Before pursuing writing full-time, they spent over a decade working in education. When not working on their next book, Jessica Merkens can usually be found hiking with their dog or trying out new coffee shops in their neighborhood.

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