Brazil’s Female Voice in International Relations: Bertha Lutz and the Founding of the United Nations in 1945

This project examines the work of Bertha Lutz, the only female delegate from Brazil and one of the four women to sign the United Nations Charter in 1945 at the San Francisco Conference. Eight women were present at San Francisco as official delegates from seven different countries, making significant contributions to the UN Charter. But these contributions still remain unexamined. Lutz was a key figure in the Pan-American feminist movement, spending twenty years as the leader of the Brazilian Federation for Women’s Progress, and representing Brazil in the international stage. Much of the work about Lutz is focused on her contributions to the feminist movement and not her role in politics. This project aims to highlight Lutz’s work in international diplomacy and discuss her role in the UN, with the objective of bringing to light the importance of female contributions to the UN. TO BE CONT’D

Faculty Supervisor:

Heidi Tworek

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Partner:

Fundação Getulio Vargas

Discipline:

Sociology

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University:

The University of British Columbia

Program:

Globalink Research Award