Rachel de Queiroz

Rachel de Queiroz published over twenty-five novels, plays, crônicas and memoirs, among them O Quinze (The Fifteen) (1930), As três Marias (The Three Marias) (1939) and Dôra Doralina (1975).

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Lucia Aizim

Lucia Aizim published nine works of poetry, short stories, novels and children’s literature, including Errância (1978), Exercício efêmero (1982) and Saga (1997).

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Bertha Lutz

Notable Brazilian zoologist, politician, and diplomat and played a key role in the Pan-American feminist and human rights movements. Her efforts were crucial in achieving women’s suffrage in Brazil.

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