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Title A name given to the resource Maria Barroso Soares' Visit to St. Anthony's Church [1994] Subject The topic of the resource Processions, Religious--Catholic Church Fasts and Feasts Portuguese American women Description An account of the resource In May 1994, Maria Barroso Soares, wife of Portugal's president Mario Soares (1986-1996, Socialist Party), visited the United States and stopped in Lowell, MA. She attended a church service at St. Anthony's Church on Pentecost Sunday, also known as the Feast of the Holy Ghost. St. Anthony's Church is the primary parish for the Portuguese community in Lowell. Maria Soares was on a short tour in the United States at this time. She spoke at the Conference on Portuguese Women in the United States at Bristol Community College in Fall River, MA. The conference was put on by the Portuguese American Women Association. She also received a honorary degree from Lesley College in Boston, MA. Biographical Note Maria de Jesus Simões Barroso Soares, an actress and politician, was born on May 2, 1925 in Olhão, Portugal. She performed in the Portuguese National Theatre Company while at University but was removed from the Theatre due to her political positions as a member of the Democratic Opposition Party. This party opposed the regime of Antonio Salazar. She was forbidden from teaching during Salazar's regime, despite being qualified to teach. In 1949, she married her university colleague Mario Soares. At the time, Mario was imprisoned at Aljube prison in Lisbon for opposing the regime and being a member of the Central Committee of the Movement of Democratic Unity. In March 1968, Mario was arrested again by the Portuguese International and State Defense Police (PIDE). A military tribunal banished him to the colony of São Tomé and Príncipe. Maria and his children accompanied him, although they were able to return back to Portugal 6 months later when Marcello Caetano succeeded Salazar as dictator. Caetano wanted to create a more democratic image for his reign and released many political prisoners. Although the Soares family was released, they were exiled to France. After the Carnation Revolution in April 1974 ousted Caetano, the Soares family returned to Portugal and Mario worked as the minister for overseas negotiations for the provisional government. After the 1976 legislative election, he became Prime Minister as part of the Socialist Party. Finally, he became President of Portugal in 1986, making Maria Barroso Soares the First Lady. They served until March 1996. It is important to note that Maria was politically active in her own right. She was a founding member of the Socialist Party in Bad Münstereifel, Germany in 1973. She also served as the President of the Aristides Sousa Mendes Foundation, the Pro Dignitate Association, and the head of the Portuguese Red Cross. Maria Barroso Soares died on July 7, 2015 in Lisbon, Portugal. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Digital scans donated from St. Anthony's Church in Lowell, MA. Items are held in the Church's archives. Digital scans donated by the Holy Ghost Society, Lowell, MA. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1994-05-22 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource JPEG Type The nature or genre of the resource Image Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available UMass Lowell, Center for Lowell History Foto Silva Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted: This Item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. In addition, no permission is required from the rights-holder(s) for educational uses. For other uses, you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s). Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Lowell (Mass.) Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Maria Borroso Soares greeting church choir (2) Description An account of the resource In St. Anthony's Church on Pentecost Sunday; Graca Leal (smiling) and Elizabeth Carminatti Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived From St. Anthony's Church collection Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1994-05-22 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource JPEG Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context SoaresVisit24 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Azaverdo, Flaminio Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Lowell (Mass.) Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Foto Silva Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted: This Item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. In addition, no permission is required from the rights-holder(s) for educational uses. For other uses, you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s). Feast of the Holy Ghost Saint Anthony's Church (Lowell, MA)