Nienke van Hichtum
Sjoukje Maria Diderika Troelstra-Bokma de Boer, better known under her pseudonym Nienke van Hichtum, was a well-known Frisian Dutch children's author and translator. From 1888 to 1904, she was married to the socialist leader Pieter Jelles Troelstra. The couple had two children: a daughter, Dieuwke and a son, Jelle. Her son Jelle Troelstra was a sculptor and graphic designer.
She was born in Nes to Albertus Minderts Bokma de Boer and Dieuke Jans Klaasesz., the fifth and last daughter of a preacher.
Van Hichtum wrote books and stories in both West Frisian and Dutch. The biennial Dutch literary award Nienke van Hichtum-prijs is named after her.
