Theodora Hermina "Dora" van der Meiden-Coolsma (7 November 1918 â€" 19
June 2001) was a Dutch columnist and the author of 25 children's
books, two of which published under the pen name Constance
Hazelager.[1] Seven of these books were written together with Coos
Covens.As the daughter, wife, and sister of Dutch Reformed ministers,
and the granddaughter of the missionary Sierk Coolsma, many of her
stories were on Christian topics.[2][3] Some books were set in
Suriname where she had lived during the years 1951-1955. From
Suriname, she wrote columns for the daily newspapers Nieuwsblad van
het Noorden and the Nieuwe Rotterdamsche Courant.Dora Coolsma married
ds. Jan van der Meiden on 1 July 1940. They had four children, among
whom the late historian and translator Pim van der Meiden [nl].[2]
June 2001) was a Dutch columnist and the author of 25 children's
books, two of which published under the pen name Constance
Hazelager.[1] Seven of these books were written together with Coos
Covens.As the daughter, wife, and sister of Dutch Reformed ministers,
and the granddaughter of the missionary Sierk Coolsma, many of her
stories were on Christian topics.[2][3] Some books were set in
Suriname where she had lived during the years 1951-1955. From
Suriname, she wrote columns for the daily newspapers Nieuwsblad van
het Noorden and the Nieuwe Rotterdamsche Courant.Dora Coolsma married
ds. Jan van der Meiden on 1 July 1940. They had four children, among
whom the late historian and translator Pim van der Meiden [nl].[2]
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