Berta Lutz was a Brazilian with a Swiss father and an English mother.

Although she grew up in São Paulo, she left Brazil to study in Europe for seven years.

In 1918, Berta returned to Brazil and spoke out for a feminist movement to begin. After seeing the advancements made by European and United States women towards the feminist movements, she could see that Brazilian women could also help out with the movement by lending whatever aid they could to the organization. In 1922, Berta attended the Pan American Conference of Women and was advised by Paulina Luisi and Carrie Chapman Catt. Following the Conference, Berta drew up the constitution for a group named the Brazilian Federation of Femine Progress .

In 1932, the women of Brazil earned the right to vote due to Lutz and her organization.

See Also

• Women's suffrage