Maria Firmina dos Reis | |
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 Sculpture of Maria Firmina dos Reis's portrait | |
| Born | March 11, 1822 São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil[1] |
| Died | November 11, 1917 (aged 92) Guimarães, Maranhão, Brazil |
| Pen name | Uma Maranhense |
| Notable works | Úrsula (1859) |
Maria Firmina dos Reis (March 11, 1822[2] – November 11, 1917) was a Brazilian author. She is considered Brazil's first black female novelist.[3][4] In 1859, she published her first book Úrsula, which is considered the first Brazilian abolitionist novel. The book tells the story of a love triangle, in which the system of slavery is put into question.[5]
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- ^ juliana.silva. "Personalidade Negra – Maria Firmina dos Reis". Fundação Cultural Palmares (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved October 11, 2019.
- ^ "Muito além da princesa Isabel, 6 brasileiros que lutaram pelo fim da escravidão no Brasil". BBC News Brasil (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved May 13, 2022.