Maria Strick

Maria Becq or (c. 1577–c. 1625) was a Dutch educator and author. She wrote four books about teaching, which attracted much attention and became popular and part of the pedagogic debate in contemporary Netherlands.

She was born to the schoolmaster Casper Becq and married the shoemaker Jan of Hans Strick in 1598. Her father managed a school in Delft. She was early introduced to the profession of teacher in her father's school and continued being a teacher her entire life: she took over the school upon the death of her father, and in 1615, she moved the school to Rotterdam.

• Toneel der loflijkcke schrijfpen. Ten dienste van de const-beminnende jeucht, int licht gebracht door Maria Strick. Fransoysche School-houdende binnen de wydt vermaerde stadt Delff. Ghesneden door Hans Strick (Delft 1607).
• Christelycken ABC inhoudende vierentwintich exemplaren van verscheyden geschriften seer bequeaem ende dienstelijkck voor de joncheijdt in de constighe rijmen vervaet. Geschreven en int licht gebracht door Maria Strick Fransoysche School houdende binnen de wydt vermaerde stadt Delff. Gesneden door Hans Strick (1611).
• Schat oft voorbeelt ende verthooninge van verscheyden geschriften ten dienste vande liefhebbers der hooch-loflycker konste der penne. Mitsgaders de fondamenten der selve schrifte. Int licht gebracht door Marie Strick Fransoische-school houdende binnen de wijt vernaemde koopstadt Rotterdam. Gesneden door Hans Strick (1618).
• Fonteyne des levens dat is schoone troostelijcke Biblissche spreuchen voor aengevochten ende bedroefde herten na d'ordre van t' A.B.C.: mede seer nut ende bequaem voor alle beminders der pennen. Int licht gebracht door Maria Strick Francoysche schole houdende tot Rotterdam. Hans Strick sculp. (1624).