Federação Brasileira pelo Progresso Feminino

The Brazilian Federation for Women's Progress (Portuguese: Federação Brasileira pelo Progresso Feminino, FBPF) was a Brazilian women's rights organization founded on 9 August 1922 in Rio de Janeiro, mainly on the initiative of the Brazilian feminist leader Bertha Lutz. The FBPF is the heir of the League for Women's Intellectual Emancipation, founded in 1919 and dissolved in 1922 after Lutz's participation in the Pan-American Women's Conference, which established the Brazilian League for Women's Progress as an affiliate of the Pan-American Women's Association. In 1924, the organisation was renamed the Brazilian Federation for Women's Progress. During its most active years, the movement led a number of campaigns which saw the creation of the Women's University Union, the admission of girls to Colégio Pedro II, the extension of women's suffrage and the implementation of laws to protect women and children.

Brazilian Federation for Women's Progress
Federação Brasileira pelo Progresso Feminino
AbbreviationFBPF
PredecessorLeague for Women's Intellectual Emancipation
Formation9 February 1922 (1922-02-09)
FoundersBertha Lutz
Isabel Imbassahy Chermont
Stella Guerra Duval
Jerônima Mesquita
Júlia Lopes de Almeida
Maria Lacerda de Moura
Dissolved10 November 1937 (1937-11-10)
PurposeWomen's rights
HeadquartersRio de Janeiro
Location
President
Bertha Lutz
Vice President
Jerônima Mesquita
AffiliationsPan-American Women's Association
Formerly called
Brazilian League for Women's Progress
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