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Luísa Alzira Teixeira Soriano (April 29, 1887 – May 28, 1963) was a Brazilian politician who served as the mayor of Lajes, Rio Grande do Norte. In 1928, she became the first female mayor in Brazil and South America, at the age of 32. She was a widow and a mother of three daughters.[1][2][3][4][5]
Alzira Soriano | |
|---|---|
 Alzira Soriano in 1929 | |
| Mayor of Lajes | |
| In office 1929–1930 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 April 1887 |
| Died | 28 May 1963 (aged 76) |
| Children | 3 |
References
edit- ^ Elizabeth Dore; Maxine Molyneux (2000). Hidden Histories of Gender and the State in Latin America. Duke University Press. pp. 366–. ISBN 0-8223-2469-5. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
- ^ Rex A. Hudson (1998). Brazil: A Country Study. The Division. p. 298. ISBN 978-0-8444-0854-5. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
- ^ Heleieth I.B. Saffioti (1 January 1978). Women in Class Society. Monthly Review Press. p. 202. ISBN 978-0-85345-530-1. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
- ^ Hebe C. Boa-Viagem A. Costa (13 October 2014). Elas, As Pioneiras do Brasil (in Portuguese). Scortecci. pp. 366–. ISBN 978-85-67443-19-5. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
- ^ "A pioneira Alzira Soriano" (in Portuguese). jornalggn. 28 June 2012. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
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