Feminism, science and politics - Bertha Lutz’s legacy

Bertha Lutz (1894- 1976) was Brazilian biologist, congresswoman, and feminist, and one of the founders of the Brazilian Federation for Women’s Progress (Federação Brasileira pelo Progresso Feminino). The organization was founded in 1922 that fought for equal rights between men and women, for women’s access to education and to the labor market, and contributed to the conquest of the women’s vote, guaranteed in the 1934 Constitution. These records offer possibilities for understanding the way in which movements in favor of women’s rights were organized and related from their countries of operation, especially in the decades of 1920, 1930 and 1940. They also attest to the involvement of activists and organizations in defense of women’s rights in broad issues such as disarmament and world peace.