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Hendrika Maria Aleida "Marie" Jungius (1 April 1864 – 22 December 1908) was a Dutch educator, writer, and activist. She was a feminist known for her work in advancing women's suffrage and labor rights, children's rights, temperance, vegetarianism, animal rights, and anti-vivisectionism. After training as a teacher in Haarlem, she held teaching positions in Den Helder, Leeuwarden, and The Hague. In 1895, she became private secretary to children's advocate Caroline Kerkhoven [nl], which marked the beginning of her involvement in social reform. In 1896, she joined the board of the Nationale Tentoonstelling van Vrouwenarbeid ("National Exhibition of Women's Labour") and played a key role in organizing the 1898 exhibition. She later became the founding director of the Nationaal Bureau voor Vrouwenarbeid [nl] ("National Bureau for Women's Labor") in 1901, working to improve women's working conditions. Jungius was also active in the Dutch Vegetarian Association and the Nederlandsche Bond tot bestrijding der Vivisectie ("Dutch Association for Combating Vivisection"). Additionally, she was a prolific writer, publishing works addressing social issues such as labor conditions, vivisection, and the role of women in society.