Maria Guardiola | |
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| Born | Maria Baptista dos Santos Guardiola 13 January 1895 |
| Died | 27 September 1987 (aged 92) Lisbon, Portugal |
| Nationality | Portuguese |
| Occupation(s) | Teacher and politician |
| Known for | One of first three female members of the Portuguese National Assembly; founder of the Mocidade Portuguesa Feminina |
Maria Guardiola (1895–1987) was a Portuguese schoolteacher and politician. A supporter of the right-wing Estado Novo, she was an anti-feminist in charge of the regime's Mocidade Portuguesa Feminina (Female Portuguese Youth) for more than three decades and was one of the first three women in the country’s National Assembly (parliament), being elected in 1934.[1]
- ^ "Maria Baptista dos Santos Guardiola (1895-1987)". DebateGraph. Retrieved 11 October 2020.