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Rego was born on 26 January 1935 in Lisbon, Portugal. [4] Her father was an electrical engineer who worked for the Marconi Company and was ardently anti-fascist. [5] [6] Her mother was a competent artist but, as a conventional Portuguese woman from the early 20th century, gave her daughter no encouragement towards a career, even though she began drawing at age 4. [7]
Crossword construction in modern times usually involves the use of software. Constructors choose a theme (except for themeless puzzles), place the theme answers in a grid which is usually symmetric, fill in the rest of the grid, and then write clues. A person who constructs or solves crosswords is called a "cruciverbalist". [1]
According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the earliest meaning of the word "girlfriend", from 1859 on, was to designate "a female friend; esp. a woman's close female friend". This was to distinguish from "friend" alone, which was being used by women to denote a male suitor, beau, or companion.
Maria Úrsula de Abreu e Lencastre (1682–1730) was a Portuguese Brazilian adventuress and corporal in the Portuguese army. She was born in Rio de Janeiro , Portuguese Brazil and died in Goa . She joined the Portuguese navy dressed as a man under the name Balthazar do Conto Cardoso, sailed for Portugal, joined the army, and took part in ...
When one friend perceives an absence of one of these things or an imbalance, that’s the beginning of most of the issues women have with their friendships. It could be a small point of tension or ...
Amélia Veiga (born 1931), Portuguese-born Angolan poet, educator Mafalda Veiga (born 1965), songwriter Ana Vicente (1943–2015), feminist and children's writer
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Her later published book, The Memoirs of Mrs. Mary Ann Radcliffe; in Familiar Letters to her Female Friend in 1810, made apparent the strong influence of her life's circumstances on her first book. [ 7 ] : 230 The memoirs are written in a deliberately cryptic style, using initials instead of names for both places and people, however many can be ...