UMAR, an acronym which stands for Alternative and Answer Women's Union in Portuguese (União de Mulheres Alternativa e Resposta), is a Portuguese women's rights organization founded in 1976.
UMAR – União de Mulheres Alternativa e Resposta | |
| Abbreviation | UMAR |
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| Formation | September 12, 1976 |
| Founder | Isabel Lhano |
| Type | Non-governmental organization |
| Purpose | Activism for women's rights |
| Headquarters | Lisbon |
Official language | Portuguese |
| Website | feminismos |
Formerly called |
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From 1976 to 1989, the acronym originally stood for Antifascist and Revolutionary Women's Union (União de Mulheres Antifascistas e Revolucionárias). In 1989, the organization changed its name to Movement for the Social Emancipation of the Portuguese Women (Movimento para a Emancipação Social das Mulheres Portuguesas) and again, in 1999, to the name it currently holds.
The organization was founded by members of the far-left party People's Democratic Union (nowadays part of the Left Bloc), but was always completely autonomous from the party.[1][2]
See also
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edit- ^ Almeida, São José (12 September 2016). "A conquista dos direitos das mulheres nunca é definitiva". Público (in Portuguese). Retrieved 25 June 2018.
- ^ "Quem Somos". UMAR. Archived from the original on 25 September 2017. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
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