Dora van der Meiden-Coolsma

Who is Dora van der Meiden-Coolsma?

Theodora Hermina "Dora" van der Meiden-Coolsma was a Dutch columnist and the writer of 23 children's books, also under the pen name Constanze Hazelager. Seven of these books were written together with Coos Covens.

The daughter and wife of Dutch Reformed ministers, many of her stories were on Christian topics. Some books were set in Suriname where she had lived during the years 1951-1955. From Suriname, she wrote columns for the daily Nieuwsblad van het Noorden.

Van der Meiden-Coolsma was the mother of four children, among whom historian and translator Pim van der Meiden.