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Sara Beirão
Sara Beirão (1880 - 1974) was a Portuguese writer, journalist, women's rights activist and philanthropist. As an author, she is particularly known for fiction aimed at children and youth and for her work as publisher and editor of the ''Alma feminina'' feminist magazine. Early years Sarah de Vasconcelos Carvalho Beirão (she used "Sara" professionally) was born on 30 July 1880, in Tábua, Portugal. She was the daughter of Maria José da Costa Mathias and Doctor Francisco de Vasconcellos Carvalho Beirão. She studied in Porto, receiving an education available to very few girls at that time, and began working for newspapers at the age of 18, namely for the periodical ''O Tabuense'', founded by her father, as well as for newspapers in Beira Alta Province and for the magazine ''Humanidade'', using the male the pseudonym of Álvaro de Vasconcelos. Activism In May 1909, Beirão became actively involved in the Republican cause, assisting in the organization at the first republican r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tábua
Tábua () is a town and municipality of the Coimbra District, in Portugal. The municipality contains the town of Tábua. The population in 2011 was 12,071, in an area of 199.79 km². Parishes Administratively, the municipality is divided into 11 civil parishes (''freguesias''): * Ázere e Covelo * Candosa * Carapinha * Covas e Vila Nova de Oliveirinha * Espariz e Sinde * Midões * Mouronho * Pinheiro de Coja e Meda de Mouros * Póvoa de Midões * São João da Boa Vista * Tábua Notable people * Sara Beirão (1880 in Tábua - 1974) a writer, journalist, women's rights activist and philanthropist. * António Castanheira Neves António Castanheira Neves (born 8 November 1929 in Tábua) is a Portuguese legal philosopher and a professor emeritus at the law faculty of the University of Coimbra. According to Castanheira Neves, law can only be understood through ''legal pro ... (born 1929 in Tábua) a Portuguese legal philosopher and academic * André Fontes (born 1985 in Táb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coimbra
Coimbra (, also , , or ) is a city and a municipality in Portugal. The population of the municipality at the 2011 census was 143,397, in an area of . The fourth-largest urban area in Portugal after Lisbon, Porto Metropolitan Area, Porto, and Braga, it is the largest city of the Coimbra (district), district of Coimbra and the Centro Region, Portugal, Centro Region. About 460,000 people live in the Região de Coimbra, comprising 19 municipalities and extending into an area of . Among the many archaeological structures dating back to the Roman Empire, Roman era, when Coimbra was the settlement of Aeminium, are its well-preserved aqueduct (watercourse), aqueduct and cryptoporticus. Similarly, buildings from the period when Coimbra was the capital of Portugal (from 1131 to 1255) still remain. During the late Middle Ages, with its decline as the political centre of the Kingdom of Portugal, Coimbra began to evolve into a major cultural centre. This was in large part helped by the establ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Portuguese Women Writers
This is a list of women writers who were born in Portugal or whose writings are closely associated with that country. A * Isabel Alçada (born 1950), children's writer *Rita Almeida (born 1974), economist, non-fiction writer *Ana Luísa Amaral (born 1956), poet *Sophia de Mello Breyner Andresen (1919–2004), poet B *Maria Isabel Barreno (1939–2016) *Sara Beirão (1880–1974) *Agustina Bessa-Luís (1922–2019), novelist, theatre writer, essayist, children's writer, short story writer * Fiama Hasse Pais Brandão (1938–2007), poet, dramatist, translator, essayist * Lurdes Breda (born 1970), poet and children's writer C * Amélia dos Santos Costa Cardia (1855–1938) *Dulce Maria Cardoso (born 1964), novelist *Maria Amália Vaz de Carvalho (1847–1921) *Maria Judite de Carvalho (1921–1998), novelist, short story writer, poet, playwright *Públia Hortênsia de Castro (1548–1595), poet and humanist * Violante do Ceo (1601 or 1607–1693), poet * Francisca Clotilde (1862-19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Portuguese Writers
This is a list of Portuguese writers, ordered alphabetically by surname. A * João Aguiar (1943–2010) *Manuel Alegre (born 1936), poet *Afonso de Albuquerque (1453–1515) *Ana Luísa Amaral (born 1956) *Eugénio de Andrade pseudonym of José Fontinhas (1923–2005), poet * Maria Archer (1899–1982) * Carlos Lobo de Ávila (1860-1895) B *António Gonçalves de Bandarra (1500–1556) * Ana de Sousa Baptista (born 1971) *João de Barros (1496–1570), historian *Ruy Belo (1933–1978) * Al Berto pseudonym of Alberto Raposo Pidwell Tavares (1948–1997), poet *Sara Beirão (1880–1974) * Francisco Manuel de Melo Breyner (1837–1903) *Agustina Bessa-Luís (1922–2019) *Abel Botelho (1855–1917) *António Botto (1892–1959) * Fiama Hasse Pais Brandão (1938–2007) *Raul Brandão (1867–1930) * Lurdes Breda (born 1970) C * António Cabral (1931–2007) *Luís de Camões (1527–1580) *Miguel Esteves Cardoso (born 1955) *Fernão Lopes de Castanheda (1500–1559) *Camilo Cas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1974 Deaths
Major events in 1974 include the aftermath of the 1973 oil crisis and the resignation of President of the United States, United States President Richard Nixon following the Watergate scandal. In the Middle East, the aftermath of the 1973 Yom Kippur War determined politics; following List of Prime Ministers of Israel, Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir's resignation in response to high Israeli casualties, she was succeeded by Yitzhak Rabin. In Europe, the Turkish invasion of Cyprus, invasion and occupation of northern Cyprus by Turkey, Turkish troops initiated the Cyprus dispute, the Carnation Revolution took place in Portugal, and Chancellor of Germany, Chancellor of West Germany Willy Brandt resigned following an Guillaume affair, espionage scandal surrounding his secretary Günter Guillaume. In sports, the year was primarily dominated by the 1974 FIFA World Cup, FIFA World Cup in West Germany, in which the Germany national football team, German national team won the championshi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1880 Births
Year 188 (CLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known in the Roman Empire as the Year of the Consulship of Fuscianus and Silanus (or, less frequently, year 941 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 188 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Publius Helvius Pertinax becomes pro-consul of Africa from 188 to 189. Japan * Queen Himiko (or Shingi Waō) begins her reign in Japan (until 248). Births * April 4 – Caracalla (or Antoninus), Roman emperor (d. 217) * Lu Ji (or Gongji), Chinese official and politician (d. 219) * Sun Shao, Chinese general of the Eastern Wu state (d. 241) Deaths * March 17 – Julian, pope and patriarch of Alexandria * Fa Zhen (or Gaoqing), Chinese scholar (b. AD 100) * Lucius Antistius Burrus, Roman politician (executed) * Ma Xiang, Chin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simone De Beauvoir
Simone Lucie Ernestine Marie Bertrand de Beauvoir (, ; ; 9 January 1908 – 14 April 1986) was a French existentialist philosopher, writer, social theorist, and feminist activist. Though she did not consider herself a philosopher, and even though she was not considered one at the time of her death, she had a significant influence on both feminist existentialism and feminist theory. Beauvoir wrote novels, essays, biographies, autobiographies, and monographs on philosophy, politics, and social issues. She was known for her 1949 treatise ''The Second Sex'', a detailed analysis of women's oppression and a foundational tract of contemporary feminism; and for her novels, including ''She Came to Stay'' (1943) and '' The Mandarins'' (1954). Her most enduring contribution to literature is her memoirs, notably the first volume, "Mémoires d'une jeune fille rangée" (1958), which has a warmth and descriptive power. She won the 1954 Prix Goncourt, the 1975 Jerusalem Prize, and the 1978 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jane Addams
Laura Jane Addams (September 6, 1860 May 21, 1935) was an American settlement activist, reformer, social worker, sociologist, public administrator, and author. She was an important leader in the history of social work and women's suffrage in the United States. Addams co-founded Chicago's Hull House, one of America's most famous settlement houses, providing extensive social services to poor, largely immigrant families. In 1910, Addams was awarded an honorary master of arts degree from Yale University, becoming the first woman to receive an honorary degree from the school. In 1920, she was a co-founder of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). An advocate for world peace and recognized as the founder of the social work profession in the United States, in 1931 Addams became the first American woman to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. She was a radical pragmatist and arguably the first woman "public philosopher" in the United States. In the Progressive Era, when president ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Avril De Sainte-Croix
Ghénia Avril de Sainte-Croix ( pen name, Savioz; pseudonym, de Sainte-Croix; 1855 – 21 March 1939) was a French author, journalist, feminist and pacifist. For many years she led the French branch of the International Abolitionist Federation, which sought to abolish state regulation of prostitution and fought trafficking in women. She advised the French government and the League of Nations on women's issues. She was vice-president of the International Council of Women from 1920 and President of the National Council of French Women from 1922 to 1932. Life Early years Adrienne-Pierrette-Eugénie (Ghénia) Glaisette was born in 1855 in the village of Carouge near Geneva, Switzerland to Marc Glaisette and Marie-Louise Savuiz. She spoke several languages and traveled widely. As a young woman she seems to have spent much time in central Europe. Her portrait by Teodor Axentowicz was exhibited in the Salon in 1893, and published in ''La jeune Dame''. She was mentioned in society newspa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elina Guimarães
Elina Guimarães (1904-1991) was a writer and feminist leader in Portugal during the middle of the 20th century. Early life Elina Júlia Chaves Pereira Guimarães was born on 8 August 1904 in Lisbon, the only daughter of Alice Pereira Guimarães and Vitorino Máximo de Carvalho Guimarães. Her father was in the Portuguese Army and also held important political positions during the First Portuguese Republic, including, briefly in 1925, the equivalent to prime minister. She thus grew up in an environment dominated by politics and from an early age she became interested in political action, especially in women's rights. After studying at home, like most of the girls of the upper bourgeoisie, and then at secondary schools, she enrolled at the Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon, graduating in 1926. She never practiced law, although she did work at a children’s court. However, her knowledge of women's rights from the legal point of view was essential for her role of informi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ana De Castro Osório
Ana de Castro Osório (18 June 1872 – 23 March 1935) was a Portuguese feminist, active in the field of children's literature and political Republicanism. Early life Osório was born into a well-off family on 18 June 1872, her mother being Mariana Osório de Castro Cabral e Albuquerque and her father Judge João Baptista de Castro. She was influenced by her parents immense library and became a writer by age 23. In 1889, Osório married republican poet Paulino de Oliveira, with whom she had two children. Public life In 1905, she wrote the feminist manifesto ''Às Mulheres Portuguesas'' (''To Portuguese Women'')."Women Writers up to 1974" by Hilary Owen and Cláudio Pazos Alonso, chapter 14, p. 169, in ''A Companion to Portuguese Literature'' (eds. Stephen Parkinson, Cláudio Pazos Alonso and T.F. Earle), Woodbridge, Suffolk and Rochester, NY: Tamesis, This work was reflected on educated women's increasingly strong political consciousness and the involvement of women's organiza ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Estado Novo (Portugal)
The ''Estado Novo'' (, lit. "New State") was the corporatist Portuguese state installed in 1933. It evolved from the ''Ditadura Nacional'' ("National Dictatorship") formed after the ''coup d'état'' of 28 May 1926 against the democratic but unstable First Republic. Together, the ''Ditadura Nacional'' and the ''Estado Novo'' are recognised by historians as the Second Portuguese Republic ( pt, Segunda República Portuguesa). The ''Estado Novo'', greatly inspired by conservative and autocratic ideologies, was developed by António de Oliveira Salazar, who was President of the Council of Ministers from 1932 until illness forced him out of office in 1968. The ''Estado Novo'' was one of the longest-surviving authoritarian regimes in Europe in the 20th century. Opposed to communism, socialism, syndicalism, anarchism, liberalism and anti-colonialism, the regime was conservative, corporatist, and nationalist in nature, defending Portugal's traditional Catholicism. Its policy envisa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
