Julia Adolfs
Indonesian lawyer (1899-1975) · Netherlands · On the map · Lawyers · Died at 76
Julia Henriette Jaarsma-Adolfs was the first woman of Indo-European descent to practice law in the Dutch East Indies. She studied at Leiden University in the Netherlands and practiced in Surabaya from 1927 to 1961 and made a name for herself as a criminal defence lawyer.
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Her clientele included many prominent business figures from the Peranakan Chinese community. In addition to her legal career, she held various administrative and leadership roles in the social, religious, and political life of European-oriented Surabaya.
