studio photo of Dr Aletta Jacobs In around 1880. She is a white woman with dark hair, standing next to the back of a chaise lounge.

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   #OnThisDay, 17 Jan 1882, Dr Aletta Jacobs opens her medical practice in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

   As well as being one of the first women physicians in the country, she developed the diaphragm as an effective form of birth control.

   She also fought for women’s right to vote, and for better working conditions for women.

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