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Women and Independence in Latin America An exploration of women's involvement in the Latin American Wars of Independence |
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Women and Independence in Latin America An exploration of women's involvement in the Latin American Wars of Independence |
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Gender:Female
Ethnic origen: White
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| 1853 | - | Rio de Janeiro | - | Unknown | - | She published a book in Rio de Janeiro calling for better education for girls. |
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Education for girls (Brazil)Biography:
Argentine by birth, Maria Benedita de Oliveira Barbosa married a Brazilian, José Thomas de Oliveira Barbosa, and lived with him in Rio de Janeiro (Blake, 227). In 1853 she published an extensive tract discussing the need for an improvement in female education under the pseudonym of Zaira Americana: Pequena collecção de meus pensamentos compostos nos dias 13 de dezembro de 1839 e 8 de dezembro de 1847, (Zaira Americana mostra as immensas vantagens que obtem a sociedade inteira da perfeita educação, virtudes e illustração da mulher, como mai e esposa do homem), Rio de Janeiro: Typ. Dous de Dezembro de Paula Brito, 1853. She wrote under the pseudonym Zaira Americana
References:
Muzart, Zahidé Lupinacci (editor). (2000) Escritoras Brasileiras do Século XIX
Bernardes, Maria Thereza Caiuby Crescenti (1989) Mulheres de Ontem?: Rio de Janeiro, século XIX
Blake, A V A Sacramento (1900) Diccionario Bibliographico Brazileiro