Jerônima Mesquita | |
Birth Date: | 30 April 1880 |
Birth Place: | Leopoldina, Minas Gerais, Brazil |
Jerônima Mesquita (30 April 1880 - 1972) was a Brazilian feminist. She is regarded as the pioneer of the women's movement in Brazil, and co-founded the Federação Brasileira pelo Progresso Feminino with Berta Lutz and Stela Guerra Duval in 1922.[1] [2]