Nísia Floresta, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Nísia Floresta

Brazilian writer

Date of Birth: 12-Oct-1810

Place of Birth: Nísia Floresta, Rio Grande do Norte, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil

Date of Death: 24-Apr-1885

Profession: writer, poet, educator

Nationality: Brazil

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Nísia Floresta Brasileira Augusta, pseudonym of Dionísia Gonçalves Pinto, (October 12, 1810 in Papari, Rio Grande do Norte – April 24, 1885 in Rouen, France) was a Brazilian educator, translator, writer, poet and feminist. She is considered the "first Brazilian feminist" and possibly the first still in the 19th.
century to break through public-private boundaries by publishing her works in newspapers, when the local press was just beginning.
She also coordinated a girls' school in Rio de Janeiro and wrote a book in defense of the rights of women, Native Americans and slaves.