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Sophie Harmansdochter

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After the death of her husband, Harmansdochter experienced financial problems. To make money, she attempted to implicate the mayor as a heretic. However, her scheme failed. She was arrested and convicted of
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in Amsterdam in 1537. Harmansdochter's information led the arrest of Volckje Ward. This led to the arrests and executions of numerous Anabaptists, then considered heretics, in Amsterdam,
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Maarten Hell, Harmansdr., Sophie, in: Digitaal Vrouwenlexicon van Nederland. URL:
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Harmansdochter has often been portrayed in Dutch literature.
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