Like several other 'leftist feminist' projects of the 1930s and 1940s in Brazil,[1] the Federation had strong associations with the Brazilian Communist Party (PCB).
[2] The Federation was founded by Alice Tibiriçá and other communist-leaning feminists after World War II.
Like other populist movements of the time, the organization combined a national network of state representatives, a working-class membership, and neighbourhood associations concentrating on food, water and housing.
[4] After PCB political activity was banned in May 1947, the Federation faced increasing anti-communist pressure.
[4] At the end of the decade, a large protest demonstration commemorated the Federation's tenth anniversary.