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Badass Tours @badasstours.bsky.social · Apr 21

🤩 We're thrilled to announce we're running tours of badass 17th-century women in conjunction with the Holland Festival this summer!

😎 We promise to bring you amazing tours, so book yours here:
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#amsterdam #badasstours #hollandfestival

Badass Tours @badasstours.bsky.social · Apr 19

Want to hear our stories in your own language? We have a good selection of languages for our Customized Tours, so contact us and let us know your preferences.

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#amsterdamtours #amsterdam #badasstours #travel #travelamsterdam

Badass Tours @badasstours.bsky.social · Apr 16

Did you know that, before becoming an artist, Vincent Van Gogh studied to become a pastor (among other things he tried in order to discover his passion)? For a while, he studied with a classical scholar named Maurits Benjamin da Costa, who lived in this house in the Jewish neighborhood.

Badass Tours @badasstours.bsky.social · Apr 12

Russell Shorto's history of Amsterdam helped set me on my path to telling the city's stories. I'm beyond grateful the John Adams institute asked me to perform at the launch of his new book!

photos Gerrit Serné

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Badass Tours @badasstours.bsky.social · Apr 10

✨ Exciting news! ✨

Badass Tours was featured on AT5, and we couldn’t be happier to share a bit of what we do with a wider audience.
If you missed it, you can check out the segment here:

De Spot: Elyzabeth laat historisch Amsterdam zien door de ogen van vrouwen en minderheden

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Badass Tours @badasstours.bsky.social · Apr 9

An example of badass women who didn’t get the recognition they deserved. 💪 This is exactly why we highlight the stories of misfits and those forgotten by history on our tours—giving them the spotlight they never had!

#women #amsterdamguide #amsterdamtours #badasstours #amazingwomen

Badass Tours @badasstours.bsky.social · Apr 8

🔍 Amsterdam is full of surprises! Our Hidden Gems Tour takes you beyond the usual sights, uncovering stories and places most people miss. Here’s a sneak peek from one of our latest walk! 🚶‍♀️

#amsterdam #travel #visitamsterdam #amsterdamtours

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Badass Tours @badasstours.bsky.social · Apr 4

If you want to add a love lock on the Skinny Bridge, make sure not to confuse it with the Walter Suskind bridge 😀

#amsterdam #amsterdamcity #travel #amsterdamguide

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Badass Tours @badasstours.bsky.social · Apr 2

Big news! 🎉 Badass Tours will be featured on AT5! 📺 The crew joined us on a tour, and we can’t wait to see our stories about Amsterdam’s incredible women, LGBTQ+, Jewish, and BIPOC figures come to life on TV.

#amsterdamtours #amsterdam #tourguide #badasstours #amsterdamguide #at5

Badass Tours @badasstours.bsky.social · Mar 31

This massive book might be just the most useful thing I own! I use it for research and also just for inspiration!

#amsterdam #women #books #dutchhistory #womeninhistory #amsterdamguide #womensmonth #travel #badasstours #historybuff

Badass Tours @badasstours.bsky.social · Mar 28

The exhibition "Women of Amsterdam: an ode (Vrouwen van Amsterdam - een ode)" at the Amsterdam Museum is one not to miss! Check it out - it's there until 1 June 2025 and time is flying!

#amsterdam #museum #amsterdammuseum #odetowomen #events #amsterdamtodo #amsterdamguide #amsterdamtours #women

Badass Tours @badasstours.bsky.social · Mar 26

We are thrilled that our founder Elyzabeth Gorman will be performing at the event "Russell Shorto: Taking Manhattan"! She'll bring history to life with a powerful dramatization of one of New Amsterdam’s prominent female residents from August 1664, on the eve of the British takeover.

Russell Shorto: Taking Manhattan - Rode Hoed

The events in Taking Manhattan are of central importance not only to the history of New York—a city that has left an indelible mark on the world—but also to the character of United States. The…

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Badass Tours @badasstours.bsky.social · Mar 24

Women writers who changed Amsterdam. Do you know them?

#womensmonth #amazingwomen #womenwriters #womeninhistory #amsterdam

Badass Tours @badasstours.bsky.social · Mar 22

We had a lovely night at Femtopia Festival at Pakhuis de Zwijger!
Here are a few snapshots of Elyzabeth telling stories about amazing women of Amsterdam.

#amsterdam #storytelling #badasstours #amsterdamstoryteller #amsterdamevents #event #femtopia #pakhuisdezwijger

Badass Tours @badasstours.bsky.social · Mar 21

Bet van Beeren, a legendary bar owner in Amsterdam. She was openly lesbian, and she was accepting of a very diverse clientele, which made her bar famous.

But today's story is about her childhood and the poor living conditions in the neighborhood that nowadays is one of the fanciest in the city.

Badass Tours @badasstours.bsky.social · Mar 20

Yesterday, the Holland Festival revealed their program for 2025, and we're thrilled that Badass Tours is a part of it!
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Badass Tours @badasstours.bsky.social · Mar 19

One of the great perks of being a tour guide is meeting amazing people and having thought-provoking conversations! In fact, the tour you take now was shaped by conversations with previous guests. We are so grateful for that!

Check out our tours and come meet us!
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Badass Tours @badasstours.bsky.social · Mar 17

Raden Adjeng Kartini was an Indonesian activist who advocated for women's rights and female education. At 24, she founded the first school for Javanese girls, which accepted girls of any class. Her birthday is now celebrated in Indonesia as Kartini day.

Photo from the Tropenmuseum collection

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Badass Tours @badasstours.bsky.social · Mar 14

These famous Dutch women are known for being badass.Meet some awesome rebels and heroines from Dutch history. We’re celebrating women’s history month with women in Dutch history who took badassery to a whole new level, one from each century of Amsterdam’s existence.

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Rebels and Heroines in Dutch History: Celebrating Badass Women Across the Centuries

Curious about the stories of heroic women in Dutch history? From Joan of Constantinople to Dirkje Kuik, and many others, explore how these badass women shaped the Netherlands over the centuries.

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Badass Tours @badasstours.bsky.social · Mar 12

Today, we discover the house of a secret badass from the past: Thérèse Schwartze was a Dutch portrait painter (1851-1918) who made a grand career of painting the famous people of her day, supporting her whole family in the process.

#amsterdam #amsterdamtours #history #women #womensmonth

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Badass Tours @badasstours.bsky.social · Mar 11

Let's celebrate the badass women of Amsterdam. Here are a few who fought for better living and working conditions in the city.

#womensmonth #women #history #amazingwomen #amsterdam #amsterdamtours #tourguide

Badass Tours @badasstours.bsky.social · Mar 9

Surinamese author Astrid Roemer - a frequent subject on Badass Tours - nominated for the International Booker Prize for her book "On a Woman's Madness". The 1982 book is exploring the lives of queer women and the resilience it takes to live as yourself.

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#queer #books

Dutch-Surinamese author Astrid Roemer nominated for International Booker Prize

On a Woman’s Madness, the English translation of a book by Dutch-Surinamese author Astrid Roemer, has been nominated for the 2025 International Booker Prize for the best books that have been translate...

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Badass Tours @badasstours.bsky.social · Mar 8

Happy Women's Day! To celebrate, we want to share one of our favorite books: Wake by Rebecca Hall, and this amazing radical bookstore in Amsterdam!

#amsterdam #rebeccahall #bookstore #wake #womensmonth #womensday

Badass Tours @badasstours.bsky.social · Mar 8

We had a great night at the opening of "The Birth of the City" exhibition at the Amsterdam City Archives, where we told stories of Amsterdam women from the Middle Ages.

#amsterdam #amsterdamtours #amsterdamevents #exhibition #womensmonth #womensday

Badass Tours @badasstours.bsky.social · Mar 6

Undoubtedly the most famous Amsterdammer is Anne Frank, but she’s the only woman mentioned on far too many tours. Which is a shame, because they’re missing some amazing stories. We’ve chosen our favorites from across the city’s history for this walking tour.
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Women's History Tour - Badass Tours

The Women's History Tour is a small-group walking tour of Amsterdam women's history, from Dutch feminists to medieval fighters.

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