Trees Keultjes

Trees Keultjes (15 February 1926 – 20 January 2022) was a Dutch police officer.[1][2] In 1953 she was one of the first ever female Dutch police officers.

Trees Keultjes
Born(1926-02-15)15 February 1926
Oss, Netherlands
Died20 January 2022(2022-01-20) (aged 95)
Oss, Netherlands
NationalityDutch
Occupationpolice officer

Biography

She worked as a typist. In 1953 three female officers were hired, the first ever female Dutch police officers. There was a lot of media attention of her first public appearance.[3] The other two female colleagues had to quit when they got married, Keultjes remained unmarried and continued to work as a policewoman, but later as a detective.[4] As the first female agent, she maintained media interest. For instance after her 25 years of service in 1978,[4] she had a main interview for Trouw in 1999.[5]

Keultjes died in Oss on 20 January 2022, at the age of 95.[1][2] At the end 2022 she was highlited in the NOS television programm "Uit het leven 2022"; a programm with an overview of people who died in 2022.[6]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "'Juffrouw' Trees Keultjes was de eerste vrouw in politie-uniform van Oss én de rest van het land". bd.nl (in Nederlands). 26 January 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Eerste politieagente in Nederland hield de Osse jeugd op het rechte pad". De Volkskrant (in Nederlands). 21 February 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  3. "Trees Keultjes (95), eerste geüniformeerde agente uit Oss, overleden". DTV Nieuws (in Nederlands). 26 January 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  4. 4.0 4.1 "Gouden tip bracht Trees in uniform". Algemeen Dagblad (in Nederlands). 10 June 1978. Retrieved 30 December 2022 – via Delpher.
  5. "'Ga naar huis voor je weer een misstap maakt'". Trouw (in Nederlands). 3 May 1999. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  6. "Uit het leven 2022". NOS (in Nederlands). 29 December 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.