Gratama was famous for producing copies of paintings of museums, including the Mauritshuis and Gemeetemuseum.[2] Her work appeared in exhibitions in 1903, 1912, 1924 and 1935.[4] Gratama's work was also included in the 1939 exhibition and sale Onze Kunst van Heden (Our Art of Today) at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.[5] She also taught art history and gave private art lessons.[6]
She also fought for women's suffrage and wrote for political magazines, including poetry.[7] She was the co-author with Cornelia Sarah Groot of the suffragette political revueCackling Alone Does Not Lay Eggs (1916-1918), which encouraged further political action: "Keep the fire burning all the time / Until the emancipation of the woman."[7][8][9] A book version of the performance was first published in 1916 and republished in 1917 and 1918.[9][10]
^ abGroot, C. S.; Gratama, Lina (1916). Parodie op de behandeling van artikel 80 of Kakelen is geen Eieren leggen. Politieke Revue door de dames C.S. Groot, Lina Gratama en R. van Wulfften Palthe-Broese van Groenou naar platen van diverse tijdschriften van Teekeningen, voor dit doel vervaardigd door Willy Sluiter en naar Uitspraken van politieke grootheden in den jare 1916. Den Haag: L.J.C. Boucher.
^Groot, C. S.; Gratama, Lina (1918). Parodie op de behandeling van artikel 80, of "Kakelen is geen eieren leggen" : politieke revue, naar platen van diverse tijdschriften en teekeningen. Den Haag: Boucher.
