April 30th is National Women's Day . The choice of date is a tribute to the birth of feminist activist Jerônima Mesquita, one of the founders of the Brazilian Federation for Women's Progress in 1922. The suffragette also fought for the right to vote and was among the founders of the National Council of Women in 1947.
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We separate some feminist achievements from the history of our Brasilzão so we can remember all the sisters who fought for us and so we don't forget that the fight only ends for those who give up:
1665 - Aqualtune is the first woman to lead a quilombola territory, after organizing escapes inspired by Palmares. She also led over 10,000 people in the Battle of Mbwila, between the Kingdom of Congo and Portugal.
1878 - Josefina Álvares manages to stage her play 'The female vote', at Teatro Recreio, being one of the first women to defend the right to vote and citizenship in the country.
1827 - Women start attending basic school, with education focused on serving.
1871 - Lei do Ventre Livre 'guarantees' that daughters and sons of enslaved black women were free after birth.
1879 - Women are allowed to go to university, but those who did were considered whores.
1888 - Although the Lei Áurea is a milestone in the racial struggle, it did not promote rights for former slaves or welcome anyone.
1910 - The Women's Republican Party is created.
1921 - First soccer game between women in the country.
1928 - Alzira Soriano de Souza is the first woman elected in history. She ran for mayor of Lages/RN.
1932 - We won the right to vote.
1934 - Maternity leave takes effect, one month before and one month after birth. Only in 1988 was it extended to three months.
1934 - Dismissal of pregnant women is prohibited.
1940 - Conquest of the right to abortion in cases of rape, risk of death and anencephalic fetus.
1945 - Enedina Alves Marques is the first black woman to graduate in engineering.
1962 - The sale of contraceptives is allowed, which guarantees sexual freedom for women.
1962 - Creation of the Statute of Married Women, which guaranteed the right of the wife to request custody of the children, not needing her husband's authorization to work and receive inheritance.
1977 - Divorce becomes legal.
1979 - Women can play soccer, baseball and other sports that were previously banned.
1980 - Armed Forces also accept women.
1985 - The Women's Police Station is created.
1985 - Creation of the National Council for Women's Rights in the Ministry of Justice.
1988 - Lobby do Batom ensures that the Federal Constitution includes formal equality of rights between women and men in Brazil.
1996 - Claiming active participation in Brazilian politics guarantees 20% of registrations on electoral slates for women.
2002 - Dissolution of the rule of annulment of marriage by the husband, if the wife was not a virgin.
2002 - State Secretariat for Women's Rights is created.
2006 - Enactment of the Maria da Penha Law.
2008 - Change of the acronym from GLBT to LGBT, giving more visibility to the fight for lesbians who suffer more oppression for being women and homosexuals.
2010 - Dilma Houssef is the first woman elected president of Brazil.
2015 - Sanctification of the Femicide Law.
2017 - Megg Rayara Gomes de Oliveira is the first trans and black woman to become a doctor in Brazil.
2018 - Transgender people can change their names by going to the registry office.
2019 - Maju Coutinho is the first black journalist to occupy the bench at Jornal Nacional.
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Cover photo DUDA DALZOTO
Photo of the Suffragette comics LUCIANO MEIRELLES
