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The 1968 electoral law did not make any distinction between men and women, [8] [9] though the general rule to be able to read resulted in systemic limitations for women to vote until 1976. [ 10 ] It was also under the Estado Novo that Maria Teresa Cárcomo Lobo politician and jurist, became the first woman to hold office in Portugal .
De facto unions were first formally introduced for opposite-sex couples in Law no. 135/99 of 1 July 1999, although some of the legal protections granted by the status already existed separately in various other laws, dating back to 1976. De facto unions were later extended to same-sex couples by Law no. 7/2001 of 11 May 2001. [1]
Branca de Gonta Colaço - writer and poet, president of the Art Commission (1936-1937) and Peace Commission (1928-1929, 1931-1934); Carmen Marques - lawyer and writer, author of the theses "Manual work and intellectual work", "The Church and civil marriage", "Crisis of common sense, crisis of the legal spirit" and "Democracy and Feminism" (1930);
Portuguese women's rights activists (1 C, 13 P) Prostitution in Portugal (1 C, 2 P) V. Violence against women in Portugal (2 C, 3 P) This page was ...
History of women in Portugal (9 C, 1 P) L. Women in Lisbon (1 C) M. Women's magazines published in Portugal (4 P) Maternity in Portugal (1 C, 1 P) Miss República ...
Chelsea Candelario/PureWow. 2. “I know my worth. I embrace my power. I say if I’m beautiful. I say if I’m strong. You will not determine my story.
On 17 May 2010, President Aníbal Cavaco Silva ratified the law, making Portugal the sixth country in Europe and the eighth in the world to allow same-sex marriage nationwide. [3] [4] The law was published in the Diário da República on 31 May and became effective on 5 June 2010. [1] Polling suggests that a significant majority of Portuguese ...
In 2010, Portugal legalised same-sex marriage, the eighth country worldwide to do so and the sixth in Europe, and in 2016 same-sex couples became eligible to legally adopt. In 2019, ILGA-Europe ranked Portugal 7th out of 49 European countries in relation to LGBT rights legislation. In March 2019, the country was named the world's best LGBT ...