%0 Journal Article %T Between ¡°Founding Text¡± and ¡°Literary Prank¡±: Reasoning the Roots of N¨ªsia Floresta's Direitos das Mulheres e Injusti a dos Homens %A Matthews %A Charlotte Hammond %J Ellipsis %D 2010 %I American Portuguese Studies Association (APSA) %X This article highlights the polemic surrounding the origins of the Brazilian writer N¨ªsia 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. %K N¨ªsia Floresta %K Mary Wollstonecraft %K Brazil %K Nineteenth Century %K Feminism %K Translation %U http://www.ellipsis-apsa.com/Volume_8-Matthews_files/Matthews.pdf