Costa, Emília de Sousa (1877–1957)
Costa, Emília de Sousa (1877–1957)
Portuguese biographer and children's writer. Born 1877 in Portugal; died 1957.
Best known for works published in children's series Biblioteca Infantil and Biblioteca des Pequeninos; translated Grimm's Fairy Tales; also wrote biographies and feminist works, including Idéias Antigas da Mulher Moderna (1923) and Olhai a Malícia e a Maldade das Mulheres (1932); worked as teacher and on behalf of working-class girls.
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