Francisca Senhorinha da Motta Diniz

in Campanha, Minas Gerais), was a Brazilian teacher who played an important role in feminism[1] in the 1890s.

[2] Francisca Diniz saw the changes happening in Brazil when it came to the industrial revolution and suffrage.

The weekly newspaper was aimed toward promoting the need for education of women and alerting them that their enemy was ignorance imposed by male culture.

She argued that Brazilian problems would be solved with a greater and more effective participation of women in society.

In protest against segregation, the journal changed its name to O Quinze de Novembro do Sexo Feminino, bringing a broader perspective to the discussion of suffrage.