Sjoukje Maria Diderika Troelstra-Bokma de Boer (13 February 1860 – 9 January 1939), better known under her pseudonym Nienke van Hichtum, was a well-known Frisian Dutch children's author. From 1888 to 1904, she was married to famous politician Pieter Jelles Troelstra.
Van Hichtum wrote books and stories in both West Frisian, her native language, and Dutch. She has an award named after her, the Nienke van Hichtum Award.
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