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Barroso 53

And a Brazilian feminist had been very prominent in the creation of the Commission on the Status of Women in 1945, in San Francisco, when the commission was created. Her name was Bertha Lutz. She was a scientist, and one of the most prominent feminists that fought for the vote for Brazilian women.

—Carmen Barroso

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