UMAR, an
acronym
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which stands for Alternative and Answer Women's Union in
Portuguese (União de Mulheres Alternativa e Resposta), is a
Portuguese women's rights
Women's rights are the rights and Entitlement (fair division), entitlements claimed for women and girls worldwide. They formed the basis for the women's rights movement in the 19th century and the feminist movements during the 20th and 21st c ...
organization founded in 1976.
From 1976 to 1989, the acronym originally stood for Antifascist and Revolutionary Women's Union (''União de Mulheres Antifascistas e Revolucionárias''). In 1989, the organization changed its name to Movement for the Social Emancipation of the Portuguese Women (''Movimento para a Emancipação Social das Mulheres Portuguesas'') and again, in 1999, to the name it currently holds.
The organization was founded by members of the
far-left
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party
People's Democratic Union (nowadays part of the
Left Bloc), but was always completely autonomous from the party.
See also
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Women in Portugal
*
List of women's organizations
This is a list of women's organization by civics
International
* All India Democratic Women's Association – founded in 1981 to achieve women's emancipation in India
Yes Helping Hand– Founded in 2009 for empowerment and employment of Women, D ...
References
Feminist organisations in Portugal
1976 establishments in Portugal
Organizations established in 1976
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