About Marginalisation Among Contemporary Portuguese Women Writers

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The paper explores the challenges faced by Portuguese women writers, highlighting the historical lack of literary role models due to a male-dominated tradition. It discusses the impact of censorship under the Estado Novo dictatorship, which marginalized female authors and restricted their opportunities. The analysis emphasizes the importance of a literary heritage for modern female writers and notes that it was only after the Carnation Revolution in 1974 that they gained the freedom to express themselves creatively.