Anilda Neves Leão (1923â€"2012) was a Brazilian poet, writer,
feminist, actress and singer. She was a member of numerous feminist
organizations in Alagoas and attended the 1963 World Congress on Women
in Moscow. She published her first volume of poems in 1961 and her
last volume in 2002. She performed in theater and the burgeoning film
industry in Alagoas, writing scripts and acting in both short films
and features.Anilda Neves Leão was born 15 July 1923 in Maceió,
Alagoas, Brazil to Joaquim de Barros Leão and Jorgina Neves Leão She
attended grammar school at the Colégio Imaculada Conceição (College
of Immaculate Conception) and Junior High School at Colégio São
José (St. Joseph's College). At thirteen years old, she published her
first poem, about abandoned children. Leão attended Alagoas High
School and then graduated in accounting from the Escola Técnica de
Comércio (Technical school of Commerce) in Alagoas in 1945.Her dream
was to become a doctor, but her father would not allow it. In 1950, in
an event organized by the Alagoas Federation for Women's Progress, she
sang publicly for the first time. From that time forward, she was
heavily involved in the struggle for women's rights and belonged to
various feminist organizations in Alagoas, including the Center for
Women of Alagoas, Federation for Women's Progress, the State Council
for Women, and the Teotonio Vilela Foundation. In 1963, she
participated in the World Congress on Women held in Moscow in the
Soviet Union, as a representative of the Alagoas Federation for
Women's Progress. In 1990, she became president of the organization.In
1953, Leão married the architect, journalist, and writer Carlos
Moliterno with whom she had two children. Moliterno encouraged her to
write. She wrote articles for several publications of Alagoas, the
magazines Caetés and Mocidade, as well as the newspapers, Jornal de
Alagoas and Gazeta de Alagoas.
feminist, actress and singer. She was a member of numerous feminist
organizations in Alagoas and attended the 1963 World Congress on Women
in Moscow. She published her first volume of poems in 1961 and her
last volume in 2002. She performed in theater and the burgeoning film
industry in Alagoas, writing scripts and acting in both short films
and features.Anilda Neves Leão was born 15 July 1923 in Maceió,
Alagoas, Brazil to Joaquim de Barros Leão and Jorgina Neves Leão She
attended grammar school at the Colégio Imaculada Conceição (College
of Immaculate Conception) and Junior High School at Colégio São
José (St. Joseph's College). At thirteen years old, she published her
first poem, about abandoned children. Leão attended Alagoas High
School and then graduated in accounting from the Escola Técnica de
Comércio (Technical school of Commerce) in Alagoas in 1945.Her dream
was to become a doctor, but her father would not allow it. In 1950, in
an event organized by the Alagoas Federation for Women's Progress, she
sang publicly for the first time. From that time forward, she was
heavily involved in the struggle for women's rights and belonged to
various feminist organizations in Alagoas, including the Center for
Women of Alagoas, Federation for Women's Progress, the State Council
for Women, and the Teotonio Vilela Foundation. In 1963, she
participated in the World Congress on Women held in Moscow in the
Soviet Union, as a representative of the Alagoas Federation for
Women's Progress. In 1990, she became president of the organization.In
1953, Leão married the architect, journalist, and writer Carlos
Moliterno with whom she had two children. Moliterno encouraged her to
write. She wrote articles for several publications of Alagoas, the
magazines Caetés and Mocidade, as well as the newspapers, Jornal de
Alagoas and Gazeta de Alagoas.
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