Helena Neves | |
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| Born | 1945 |
| Nationality | Portuguese |
| Other names | Maria Helena Augusto das Neves Gorjão |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Known for | Journalist, feminist, communist, academic and left-wing politician who was arrested on three occasions by the Estado Novo government |
Helena Neves was an active Portuguese communist and feminist and an opponent of the Estado Novo regime in Portugal, being imprisoned on three occasions. She became a successful journalist and was a deputy in the Portuguese parliament, the Assembly of the Republic, in 2001–02. She was also a professor on gender and the women's movement at the Universidade Lusófona (Lusophone University) in Lisbon.