Guiomar de Noronha or Guiomar Delphina Torrezão (26 November 1844 – 22 October 1898) was a leading

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writer and editor. She created the magazine ''Almanach das Senhoras'' and she was the only woman to be a founding member of the ''Association of Portuguese Writer and Journalists''.

Life

Torrezão was born in

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in 1844. She was the daughter of Joaquim José de Noronha Torrezão and Maria do Carmo Inácia Pinto de Noronha Pinto Torrezão. She became known for her links to people like Victor Hugo and Alexander Dumas and she contributed to a wide range of newspapers and magazines. She devoted tine to creating biographies for woman in history. In 1869 she published her first novel, ''Uma Alma de Mulher''. In 1871 she founded the magazine ''Almanach das Senhoras'' which she directed until her death Torrezão contributed to the magazine ''Ribaltas e Gambiarras'' (1881), edited by Henrique Zeferino. She wrote under the pseudonym of Delfim de Noronha for the first few issues, but from then on, she began to reveal her true identity in articles and headings. Zeferino's magazine focussed on theatre and literature and was published from January to October in 1881. She was the first woman to be in the ''Association of Portuguese Writer and Journalists'' as one of its founding members in 1880. She was one of the first women in Portugal who were concerned with women's subordinate status and in particular about improving the educational opportunities for Women in Portugal together with

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Death and legacy

Torrezão died in

in 1898. There is a ''Rua Guiomar Torresão'' in Lisbon.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Torrezão, Guiomar 1844 births 1898 deaths Writers from Lisbon 19th-century Portuguese women writers 19th-century Portuguese writers Portuguese non-fiction writers