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She was the first woman to study at Coimbra, the first female mathematics teacher in Portugal, the first headmistress of the girls' high school and one of the first female MPs. The life of Domitila de Carvalho (1871–1966).
Catarina Martins did not even reach the minimum threshold for public funding. She says she will continue working to elect a woman to the presidency at Belém Palace.
The presence of young women in local politics is increasing in parish councils and assemblies, but only in lower-visibility roles such as secretary, treasurer and ordinary member.
