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Anália Franco
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Anália Franco (1 February 1853 — 20 January 1919) was a Brazilian educator, abolitionist, journalist, poet, writer, philanthropist and spiritist. A woman who was distinctly ahead of her time, she was responsible for founding more than 70 schools, 23 asylums for orphaned children, two hostels, a female musical band, an orchestra, a drama group, as well as several manufacturing workshops, in 24 cities in Brazil.
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Born | Anália Emília Franco Bastos (1853-02-01)1 February 1853 |
Died | 20 January 1919(1919-01-20) (aged 65) São Paulo, Brazil |
Occupation(s) | Educator, journalist |
Known for | Development of over 100 educational and welfare institutions in Brazil |
Spouse |
Francisco Antônio Bastos
(m. 1906) |
In São Paulo, she founded the Associação Feminina Beneficente e Instrutiva (Beneficent and Instructive Women's Association). She wrote O Novo Manual Educativo (The New Educational Manual); three novels; numerous plays; and several poems.[1]