Maria Evelina de Sousa (1 January 1879 – 12 February 1946) was a Portuguese educator and journalist who flourished during the early 20th century in Portugal.

[2] De Sousa and Moderno lived openly as a lesbian couple, despite the conservative climate in Portugal at that time.

The magazine gained official recognition from the Azorean faculty and was influential in academic circles both locally and nationally.

[5] She attended conferences and agreed to teach other instructors, free of charge, the Legato-Luazes Method, which was a pedagogical program for reading and writing, developed by Amália Luazes.

In August 1912, while on a visit in Lisbon, de Sousa and Moderno were honored by the Republican League for their efforts in being the primary agitators for women's rights and education in the Azores.

[11][12][13] In 2013, the Ponta Delgada Municipal Assembly passed a decree to add de Sousa's name to the identifying plate on the crypt Moderno had built for their remains.