[3] Brant says that she published her diaries in order to act as a role model for younger females who may read the book.

[6] One of her daughters, Ignez Caldeira Brant, married with Abgar Renault, Brazilian Ministry of Education (1955-1956) and of the federal accountability office, Tribunal de Contas da União (1967-1973).

[7] Brant's only published work is The Diary of Helena Morley, which she began writing when she attended the Normal School.

[4] The diary discusses her daily life in the diamond mining town of Diamantina, romantic interests, but it also deals with heavier topics like loss.

[5] Since Brant discusses her everyday life, insights about that point in history are able to be gained by reading the diary, particularly about the effects of the abolition of slavery.