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A revolução das feministas portuguesas : 1972-1975
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“The Revolution of Portuguese Feminists 1972-1975 – From the ‘The Case of
the Three Marias’ to the formation of MLM – Women’s Liberation Movement”
aims to analyse, criticize and describe the events that contributed for the
emergence of radical feminism in Portugal and for the appearance of the first
feminist group MLM – Women´s Liberation Movement, following 1974
Revolution.
This study analyses the relationship between three central and intertwined
episodes: the censorship of the book “The New Portuguese Letters” – written
by Maria Isabel Barreno, Maria Teresa Horta and Maria Velho da Costa – the
three authors’ trial and acquittance and the international feminist movement of
solidarity. These events contributed for the birth of The MLM – Women’s
Liberation Movement.
It also traces the history of MLM – Women’s Liberation Movement, from its birth
to its death examining how the group organized meetings, public actions and
set up a feminist agenda demanding equal rights for women, the end of
patriarchy and legal abortion. MLM became the first Portuguese feminist group
to embrace radical politics as a means of action and empowerment for women
This study underlines the importance of “The Case of the Three Marias”, as it
became internationally known, for the beginning of Second Wave’s transnational
feminist activism and the significance of MLM – Women’s Liberation
Movement, for the following generations of Portuguese feminists.
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Dissertação de Mestrado em Estudos Sobre as Mulheres apresentada à Universidade Aberta
Keywords
História de Portugal Século XX Movimento de libertação das mulheres Mulheres Feminismo Revolução 25 de abril de 1974 Discriminação sexual Radical feminism Feninisms Second wave Women's liberation movement Activism