The International Exhibition “Divas” organized by Fondevila Art Galleries,
is an exclusive event featuring the works of the renowned international artist Maurilio Moreira Fondevila.
“Divas” is an artistic celebration that pays tribute to extraordinary women from various countries, whose lives and legacies have left an indelible mark on history. The “Divas” exhibition not only highlights Fondevila’s artistic mastery but also aims to inspire and educate the public about the importance of these historical figures and their impact on contemporary society.
She was able to learn to read and write at the age of seven. She lived much of her life in a favela, working as a maid or collecting paper. Her first diary, written in simple language, was translated into thirteen languages and became a bestseller in many countries. She gained worldwide fame but faced disdain in her community for the events she narrated. She died poor and forgotten in 1977.
The National Library of Brazil and other institutions are working to catalog her entire body of work: 58 notebooks totaling 5,000 pages of text, 7 novels, 60 short texts and 100 poems, 4 plays, and 12 lyrics for Carnival marches.
Harriet Tubman was born into slavery in 1822. As a child, she was employed as a nursemaid, and was beaten and whipped by several of her owners. One of them injured her head, which caused her to suffer from strokes, headaches, visions, and episodes of hypersomnia.
She was an activist for the freedom of black people. She carried out thirteen rescue missions, freeing 300 slaves, and more than 70 liberation raids. She was a nurse, caring for soldiers and those suffering from smallpox. She was also a guide and advisor to the troops. After the civil war in 1861, she fought to obtain suffrage for women.
She was one of the woman who assisted the defeated army of the Argentine hero Manuel Belgrano in the Battle of Ayohúma. Of African descent, she served as an aide during the British Invasions of 1808 and 1809. After the May Revolution, she accompanied the Army of the North as an aide and combatant throughout the entire Argentine War of Independence, earning the titles of “captain” and “Mother of the Nation.”
In her honor, Law No. 26852 establishes November 8 as the “National Day of Afro-Argentines and Afro Culture".
Marielle Franco was a sociologist, Master in Public Administration, feminist, politician and Brazilian activist. She was an activist for human rights and the rights of black women in Brazil, mainly black women from the communities.
She denounced police actions and federal intervention in Rio de Janeiro and violent actions in the communities and violations of human rights. She was a parliamentary advisor and Municipal Councilor. For political reasons, she was murdered in 2018.
She was a writer, poet, singer, and civil rights activist, as well as an actress, dancer, director, and producer. She served as the coordinator of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and worked as a journalist in Egypt and Ghana during the decolonization of Africa. She collaborated closely with Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X.
Her first autobiography, in which she describes the impact of racial segregation on her childhood and adolescence, received international acclaim, along with dozens of awards and more than 50 honorary degrees.
She was the first African American woman to publish a book of poetry in the United States. Born in Senegal, she was sold into slavery at the age of 7. Named Phillis after the ship that brought her, she was purchased by the Wheatley family, who taught her to read and encouraged her to write poetry.
Because white people did not believe that a Black woman could be so intelligent, in 1772, Wheatley defended her literary abilities in court. The publication of her work brought her fame in England and its colonies. Francisco de Miranda and George Washington praised her work, while Thomas Jefferson was a critic.
Margarida Maria Alves, tireless rural worker and union leader, barely finished the fourth grade of primary school. At the age of 40, she took on the union leadership of her country during the military dictatorship. Margarida pushed for labor demands related to the right to registered work and documentation for peasants, the 40-hour workweek, the right to vacations, and maternity leave.
She fought for rural workers to be able to cultivate their own lands, defending family farming and agrarian reform, the end of child labor, and access to free education for children and young people.
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