Maria Lacerda de Moura
/Overview
Maria Lacerda de Moura born Monte Alverne farm, Manhuaçu, Brazil May 16, 1887 (d. 1945). Brazilian anarcho-feminist; teacher; journalist. Founded Women’s Anti-war Committee, São Paulo, 1923; published Gandhian-inspired essay "Obligatory Military Service for Women? I Refuse! Denounce it!", 1933.
Quotations
"Freedom depends on conscientious objection" (Proc. XXVI National History Symposium ANPUH, São Paulo, July 2011)