Maria Teresa Horta

Portuguese writer, poet, journalist and feminist activist (1937-2025). One of the "Three Marias", co-author of the revolutionary work "Novas Cartas Portuguesas" (1972), together with Maria Isabel Barreno and Maria Velho da Costa. Central figure of feminism in Portugal, distinguished with the Oceanos Prize. His poetic work and social intervention had a profound impact on contemporary Portuguese literature. He passed away in Lisbon at the age of 87.