Virgínia Quaresma, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Virgínia Quaresma

Portuguese journalist

Date of Birth: 28-Dec-1882

Place of Birth: Elvas, Portalegre District, Portugal

Date of Death: 23-Oct-1973

Profession: journalist

Nationality: Portugal

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn


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About Virgínia Quaresma

  • Virgínia Sofia Guerra Quaresma (28 December 1882 – 23 October 1973) was the first woman to take up professional journalism in Portugal and was one of the first women graduates from the Faculty of Arts of the University of Lisbon.
  • She was openly lesbian, in a time when society dictated that sexual orientation be hidden, and a feminist, who advocated for full equality between men and women.
  • Traveling to Brazil to write about a sensational murder case, she brought violence against women to the forefront, in a case that spanned almost a decade.
  • In the 1930s, she relocated permanently to Brazil, but traveled internationally with her work.
  • A street was renamed in her honor in the city of Belém and in 2010, she was honored with a stamp bearing her likeness, along with other women.

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