Johanna Maria Stephanie Claes-Vetter (February 25, 1884 – October 9, 1974) was a Dutch-born novelist in Belgium who wrote in Dutch. She was born Johanna Maria Stephanie Vetter in Zutphen and married Flemish writer Ernest Claes. Vetter was an advocate for women's rights in Flanders. From 1909 to 1914, she was co-editor of the women's literary magazine ''De Lelie''. She published her first novel ''Eer de mail sluit'' (Before the mail closes) in 1915. In 1927, a collection of short stories ''Verholen krachten'' (Hidden forces) was published. She died in

Elsene ( French, ) or (Dutch, ), is one of the 19 municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium. Located to the south-east of Brussels' city centre, it is geographically bisected by the City of Brussels. It is also bordered by the munic ...

at the age of 90.

Selected works

* ''Als de dagen lengen'' (When the days lengthen) (1940) * ''Haar eigen weg'' (Her own way) (1944) * ''Martine - een ontgoocheling'' (Martine - a disappointment) (1954) * ''Angst'' (1960)

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1884 births 1974 deaths Belgian women novelists Dutch-language writers People from Zutphen 20th-century Belgian novelists 20th-century Belgian women writers 20th-century Dutch novelists 20th-century Dutch women writers Dutch women novelists Dutch emigrants to Belgium {{Belgium-writer-stub