Between “Founding Text” and “Literary Prank”: Reasoning the Roots of Nísia Floresta's Direitos das Mulheres e Injusti a dos Homens

This article highlights the polemic surrounding the origins of the Brazilian writer Nísia Floresta’s first publication, Direitos das Mulheres e Injusti a dos Homens. It challenges some of the widely differing claims that have been made for the text, and considers the impact of this question on a wider evaluation of Floresta’s work.