Maria Amália Vaz de Carvalho
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Maria Amália Vaz de Carvalho (2 February 1847 - 24 March 1921) was a Portuguese writer. She was the first woman to join the Portuguese Academy of Sciences (Academia das Ciências de Lisboa).
The daughter of José Vaz de Carvalho and Maria Cristina de Almeida e Albuquerque, she was married to the poet António Cândido Gonçalves Crespo.
She wrote for several newspapers in Portugal (Diário Popular, Repórter, Artes e Letras) and Brazil (Jornal do Comércio, Rio de Janeiro), under the pseudonym Maria de Sucena.
As well as poetry, she wrote short stories, essays, biographies, and literary criticism. The collection of stories for children she wrote with her husband, Contos para os nossos filhos ("Tales for our Children", 1886) was approved by the Board of Public Instruction for use in schools.
Her house was the first literary salon in Lisbon; they were hosts to Eça de Queiroz, Camilo Castelo Branco
, Ramalho Ortigão
and Guerra Junqueiro
.
In 1993, the municipality of Loures
(where she had lived as a child) established a literary award in her name.
The daughter of José Vaz de Carvalho and Maria Cristina de Almeida e Albuquerque, she was married to the poet António Cândido Gonçalves Crespo.
She wrote for several newspapers in Portugal (Diário Popular, Repórter, Artes e Letras) and Brazil (Jornal do Comércio, Rio de Janeiro), under the pseudonym Maria de Sucena.
As well as poetry, she wrote short stories, essays, biographies, and literary criticism. The collection of stories for children she wrote with her husband, Contos para os nossos filhos ("Tales for our Children", 1886) was approved by the Board of Public Instruction for use in schools.
Her house was the first literary salon in Lisbon; they were hosts to Eça de Queiroz, Camilo Castelo Branco
Camilo Castelo Branco
Camilo Ferreira Botelho Castelo-Branco,1st Viscount de Correia Botelho , was a prolific Portuguese writer of the 19th century, having authored over 260 books . His writing is, overall, considered original in that it combines the dramatic and sentimental spirit of Romanticism with a highly personal...
, Ramalho Ortigão
Ramalho Ortigão
José Duarte Ramalho Ortigão was a Portuguese writer of the late 19th century and early 20th century. He spent his early years with his maternal grandmother in Oporto....
and Guerra Junqueiro
Guerra Junqueiro
Abilio Manuel Guerra Junqueiro was a Portuguese, bachelor in law at the University of Coimbra, a top civil servant, member of the Portuguese House of Representatives, journalist, author, and poet. His work helped inspire the creation of the Portuguese First Republic...
.
In 1993, the municipality of Loures
Loures
Loures Municipality is a municipality to the north of Lisbon. Created on 26 July 1886 by a royal decree, the municipality currently occupies an area of 169 km² and has about 200,000 inhabitants . It borders the municipalities of Odivelas, Sintra, Mafra, Arruda dos Vinhos, Vila Franca de Xira...
(where she had lived as a child) established a literary award in her name.
Literary criticism
- Alguns Homens do Meu Tempo, 1889
- Pelo Mundo Fora, 1889
- A Arte de Viver na Sociedade, 1897
- Em Portugal e no Estrangeiro, 1899
- Figuras de Hoje e de Ontem, 1902
- Cérebros e Corações, 1903
- Ao Correr do Tempo, 1906
- Impressões da História, 1911
- Coisas do Século XVIII em Portugal, Coisas de Agora, 1913
Education
- Mulheres e creanças: nota sobre educação, 1880
Poetry
- Uma Primavera de Mulher, 1867
- Vozes no Ermo, 1867