Romy Medeiros da Fonseca

Romy Medeiros da Fonseca ( July 1921 - 2013) was a Brazilian lawyer, publisher, and women's rights activist.[1][2] She was born in Rio de Janeiro.[1] She was part of many groups that fought so women would have the same rights as men in Brazil.[3][1][4] She fought to make sure women had the right to be in the army.[4] She was a publisher of many stories about women's rights.[2] In 1977 she was a big part of making the law letting married people to break up.[4] Da Fonseca was also part of the United Nations board for problems about making sure that women had the same rights as others.[4] She also made the National Council of Women in Brazil.[1] Da Fonseca was also a big help to make sure everyone had the same rights while Brazil was having a government problem in 1964.[4]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "09/08 - Obituário Romy Martins Medeiros da Fonseca, advogada e pioneira das lutas feministas no Brasil (1921 – 2013)". Ministério dos Direitos Humanos e da Cidadania (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-01-18.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Medeiros da Fonseca, Romy Martins (1921–) | Encyclopedia.com". www.encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 2023-01-18.
  3. ↑ Fingermann, Patricia Finzi (1978). "The American Jewish Year Book". The American Jewish Year Book. 78: 303–309 – via jstor.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Fonseca, Romy Medeiros da (2007) [1949]. "Romy Medeiros da Fonseca papers, 1949-2007". hdl.loc.gov. Retrieved 2023-01-18.