Women's National Movement

Women's National Movement
Movimento Nacional Feminino
Abbreviation	MNF
Formation	January 22, 1962
Founder	Cecília Supico Pinto
Founded at	Lisbon, Portugal
Dissolved	22 July 1974
Type	Organization supporting Portugal’s colonial wars
Purpose	Improving morale amongst troops
Location	Lisbon, Portugal;
Leader	Cecília Supico Pinto
Main organ	Presença; Guerrilha
Subsidiaries	Angola; Cape Verde; Guinea-Bissau; Moxambique
Funding	Government; sale of aerograms

The Women's National Movement (Movimento Nacional Feminino – MNF) (1961–1974) was an organization that supported the right-wing Estado Novo dictatorship in Portugal under the prime minister António de Oliveira Salazar. It focused on providing support for Portugal's colonial war in Angola, Guinea-Bissau and Mozambique and did not seek any changes in the condition of women under the Estado Novo. The members were all largely from the upper middle class in Portugal, who benefited most from the Salazar regime.^[1]^[2]

^ Espírito-Santo, Sílvia (2022). Mulheres e Associativismo em Portugal (1914-1974). Lisbon: Imprensa de Ciências Sociais, University of Lisbon. pp. 269–294. ISBN 978-972-671-714-0. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
^ Mascarenhas, João Mário (ed.); Neves, Helena; Calado, Maria (text). O Estado Novo e as Mulheres: O Género como Investimento Ideológico e de Mobilização. Lisbon: Câmara Municipal de Lisboa, 2001.

[Silvia-1] Espírito-Santo, Sílvia (2022). Mulheres e Associativismo em Portugal (1914-1974). Lisbon: Imprensa de Ciências Sociais, University of Lisbon. pp. 269–294. ISBN 978-972-671-714-0. Retrieved 27 June 2024.

[2] Mascarenhas, João Mário (ed.); Neves, Helena; Calado, Maria (text). O Estado Novo e as Mulheres: O Género como Investimento Ideológico e de Mobilização. Lisbon: Câmara Municipal de Lisboa, 2001.

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