Alma feminina

Alma feminina was the official bulletin of Portugal's Conselho Nacional das Mulheres Portuguesas (CNMP) (Portuguese Women’s National Council) from January 1917 to 1946.

It was changed again to A Mulher (The Woman) in 1946 shortly before the Council was disbanded by the right-wing Estado Novo government in 1947.

[1][3][4] The first editor, known as the managing director, Maria Clara Correia Alves, stressed that the main objective of the bulletin was "… so that the Portuguese woman can get out of apathetic indifference in which she has remained for centuries and which has contributed so much to stifle its most just aspirations and to delay its emancipation".

In 1921, the association's members considered it "the only voice for Portuguese women because it is the only magazine that defends the feminist cause".

This was likely due to the disruption to the Council caused by the death of its driving force, Adelaide Cabete and the absence of Sara Beirão in Brazil for eight months.

[5] As well as offering a medium for the promotion and development of feminist discourse, Alma Feminina also provided an outlet for creative writing by women.